Hungary Receives Draft Contract to Procure Russian Vaccine
Hungary has received a draft contract to procure Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Wednesday.
Szijjártó told MTI that he had held phone talks with Mikhail Murashko, the Russian health minister, who is also the co-leader of the Hungarian-Russian inter-governmental economic mixed committee.
“Time is of the essence,” Szijjártó said, adding that Hungary was in need of a swift supply of a large quantity of a safe and effective vaccine against coronavirus. The virus is claiming around 100 lives every day and the restrictions put in place are costing the economy some 10 billion forints a day, the minister said.
Hungary Receives 6,000 Doses of Russian Vaccine
Hungary has taken delivery of 6,000 ampoules of Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Facebook on Monday.
The vaccine shipment entered Hungary from Slovakia and will be transported to the National Public Health Centre under police guard, Szijjártó said. “Hungarian experts there will have another opportunity to decide how the vaccine will be used,” he added.
After Hungary became the first European country to receive a sample of the Russian vaccine, the EU was quick to warn against its use. According to the Commission, it “raises safety concerns and could damage trust in potential vaccines.” The decision to conduct trials of and possibly produce the vaccine further stirred tension between Orbán […]Continue reading
Coronavirus Vaccine: Registration Needed Otherwise Last on the List?
Last week, the pre-registration for the coronavirus vaccine began on a new official government website. However, in recent days, neither the government nor the operative board has been clear on what exactly it means to register at vakcinainfo.gov.hu and whether those who apply will be able to choose from the available vaccines. At the same time, Hungarians are still quite skeptical of the vaccination.
What does registration mean?
The pre-registration for the vaccination started last week on the official government website vakcinainfo.gov.hu. However, during the last week, several different and sometimes contradictory statements were released by politicians and the operative board on what registering actually means. Antal Rogán, the prime minister’s cabinet chief said on pro-Fidesz news channel HírTV’s Bayer show, that “in order to get vaccinated, we also need to know who wants to be vaccinated, because