The leftist opposition’s claim that the government has not ordered sufficient quantities of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine is part of their “hate campaign” against the government, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, said on Facebook on Saturday.
Citing passeges from the European Commission’s agreement with the producer, Gulyás insisted that shipments of Moderna could not be expected before the third quarter of 2021, when “sufficient amounts of vaccines purchased from other sources will be in place to inoculate the whole adult population”.
Last week, Telex reported that Hungary could have received more Moderna vaccines from joint EU procurement than the government has committed to. There was no clear answer as to why this is the case, however finally the Coronavirus Press Center told RTL News the reason behind the Orbán government’s decision. Vaccines produced by Moderna are […]Continue reading
Hungary Increases Pfizer Purchases to Over 10 Million
Hungary has expanded the number of Pfizer BioNtech vaccines it is contracted to purchase to 10,870,000 doses from 6.5 million, the chief medical officer said on Monday.
Cecília Müller also told a regular online press conference that a large shipment of Russia’s Sputnik V containing 100,000 doses of the vaccine’s first component and 180,000 doses of the second one is on its way to Budapest.
Last week, Telex reported that Hungary could have received more Moderna vaccines from joint EU procurement than the government has committed to. There was no clear answer as to why this is the case, however finally the Coronavirus Press Center told RTL News the reason behind the Orbán government’s decision. Vaccines produced by Moderna are […]Continue reading