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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. Hunga...

A transport of 450,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines arrive in Hungary on Thursday on a government-owned freight plane, Foreign Minister Szijjártó has said.

State Secy Kovács Defends Purchase of Chinese and Russian Vaccines in CNN Interview The coronavirus vaccine is not a political issue, but one of effectiveness and reliability, Zoltán Kovács, the state secretary in charge of international communications and relations, said in an interview to CNN on Monday. Asked why Hungary was using Covid vaccines that have not been approved by the European Union, Kovács said both the Chinese and Russian vaccines were in use in many parts of the world, addi...

Hungary Takes On Ambitious Approach to Achieve Easter Vaccination Aim Hungary is altering its vaccination plan. Instead of ensuring that those who are inoculated once receive their second dose as soon as possible, the vaccination plan will now focus on ensuring that as many people as possible receive their first shot. This will lead to a greater number of people being vaccinated, but could prove risky given the minimal information on the duration of vaccine protection. The government is determ...

GP practices will get extra payment for mandatory epidemic-related work carried out on weekends and bank holidays, the government website said on Saturday.

Hungary's DK accused the Orbán government of "politicising the issue of the coronavirus vaccine and subjecting it to its anti-European Union campaign."

New Vaccination Strategy: Can Second Dose be Delayed? Due to the surge of new variants in Hungary, Chief Medical Officer Cecília Müller is urging people to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Meanwhile, in order to keep up with the new infections, the government, with the advice of the Task Force has decided to delay the interval between the first and second doses of Pfizer/BioNtech and AstraZeneca vaccines.  According to a circular signed by Cecília Müller which was received by GPs, the n...

Foreign Minister: Hungary's government won't let either Brussels or the left-wing contest the ability and right of Hungarian experts to decide on vaccines.