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Coronavirus Reproduction Rate Now Below 1, says Chief Medical Officer The reproduction rate of the coronavirus has fallen below one in Hungary, which means that on average an infected person communicates the virus to not more than another person, the chief medical officer said on Friday. Speaking at an online press conference by the central coronavirus board, Cecília Müller said that the indicators of the pandemic showed a slight decrease. She noted that 5,216 new cases were reported on Thursday and said that the number of new infections could stay “at the same level” next week. The third wave of the coronavirus is plateauing in Hungary, according to the chief medical officer. Despite the declining number of new daily cases, however, other relevant figures remain high as a warning sign that we are far from the pandemic being over. Cecília Müller, Hungary’s chief medical officer, said on Tuesday that based on […]Continue reading ....
Hungarian Opinions on Vaccination and Handling of Pandemic Influenced by Politics Recent surveys confirm a correlation between the political views of Hungarians and their opinions on pandemic operations and vaccination. What is also interesting is the way in which different research institutes measure and present their findings, possibly in order to prove certain political statements. Leftist daily Népszava stated based on a survey by the left-leaning Publicus Institute that opposition supporters are more in favor of vaccination than supporters of Fidesz, while pro-government Mandiner, based on the survey of the pro-Fidesz Nézőpont Institute, said the same for Fidesz supporters. Although the two news outlets make completely conflicting statements up front, their findings say a lot about opinions among Hungary’s population. ....
PMO Head Says Chinese and Russian Vaccines Better than Western Ones The Chinese and Russian vaccines are more effective than Western vaccines, according to Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office Gergely Gulyás. During Thursday’s government press conference, Gulyás claimed that a third dose of Sinopharm’s vaccine is not necessary, despite the existence of reports that two doses have not provided effective resistance to the virus. It must also be remembered that there is no relevant proof to back up Gulyás’ claims, and a Chinese official has even said that there are problems with efficacy among Chinese vaccines. ....
The Hungarian government has published its vaccine procurement contracts with the producers of Sputnik V and Sinopharm’s vaccine. In the past months, the government avoided all requests of publication, despite being in agreement that the contracts are of public interest. The main noticeable difference between the two contracts is that while the government purchased the Russian vaccine directly, the purchase of the Chinese vaccine took place through a third party, at a much higher price. Hungarian Government’s Previous Secrecy Around Vaccine Contracts The Hungarian government has, until now, avoided publishing the vaccine contracts. Liberal news portal 444.hu went to multiple government departments asking for the details of the vaccine orders but received no information. Minister Gulyás told the news portal that the documents would be shared, as they are public interest data, however he did not say where the information could be located. ....