The foreign minister has confirmed that Hungary will receive another 680,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine over the next two weeks.
Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said, after talks with Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov, that Hungary will take delivery of 250,000 doses of the vaccine early next week, followed by another 250,000 doses on the following week.
Minister Szijjártó, who was administered the Russian jab on Friday, said on Facebook that another 180,000 doses that will serve as the second shot for people who have already received the first will also be delivered next week.
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