Hungary’s vaccination rate is one of the best in the world, half of the Hungarian population has been vaccinated at least once. Unfortunately, vaccinations are slowing down, and we are not where we expected to be at this point. Previously the government set seven million vaccinations as the goal, but now that milestone has been lowered to six million. Not only are there a large number of people who do not want to get vaccinated at all, many registered individuals are postponing their inoculations.
According to the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), roughly 1.5 million adults (18 percent of the population) in Hungary do not want to accept any kind of vaccine. To achieve herd immunity, Hungary would need at least 75-85 percent of its population to be vaccinated.
Orbán: Biggest Polluters Should Bear Costs of Climate Action
The costs of the fight against climate change should be borne by the world’s biggest polluting companies, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Brussels on Monday ahead of a two-day summit of European Union leaders.
Hungary does not accept the position that individuals and families should bear the costs of climate action, the prime minister said in a video posted on Facebook. Orbán added that in such a case the fight against climate change could cost an average Hungarian family up to 20,000 forints (EUR 57) a month.
“We cannot accept this,” Orbán said. “We support the solution that would have polluters bear the costs of climate protection.”