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Monkeypox case discovered in Hungary
A 38-year-old man has been diagnosed with monkeypox in Hungary.
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CMO: Omicron accounts for 98% of all infections
Chief Medical Officer Cecília Müller called on Hungarians to take the third jab to bolster protection, which she said waned four months after the second jab.
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CMO: Omicron variant accounts for 87% of infections in Hungary
The CMO urged everyone over the age of 12 who received their second Covid vaccine dose over four months ago to get a booster shot.
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CMO recommends Covid booster jab
Cecília Müller said jabs are available at vaccination points and from general practitioners, adding that residents could choose from five kinds of “effective and safe” vaccines.
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Omicron variant detected in Hungary
CMO Cecília Müller has confirmed that that the Omicron variant has been detected in two people.
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CMO urges Hungarians to get booster jab
This week, people who want a first, second or third jab can turn up at one of many designated vaccination points from 7am to 7pm without having to register or make an appointment.
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CMO: At-risk groups should accept booster jabs of the coronavirus vaccine
Booster jabs will be available from August 1 for those who have received their second vaccine at least 4 months prior.
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CMO: Inoculation of teenagers will soon get under way while foreigners living in Hungary are eligible to register
The CMO said that thanks to the protection efforts and vaccination, Hungarian pandemic numbers are improving steadily.
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CMO: Ban lifted on visits to elderly care homes and social institutions
Residents who hold a vaccination certificate are now allowed to leave the home without having to get tested on returning.
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Hungary to apply inactivated virus technology in development of vaccine
The CMO said the technology is able to provoke a strong immune response against the virus.
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CMO: New covid cases fall by 21 percent in a week
More than 4,326,000 people have registered for a vaccine, and 69 percent of them have already received their first dose.
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CMO: Hungary on cusp of a third wave of the epidemic
The CMO said epidemiological trends in Hungary have been deteriorating over the last several days, with 2,853 new Covid infections registered on Wednesday.
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NNK is examining China’s Sinopharm vaccine
NNK is examining China’s Sinopharm vaccine, 550,000 doses of which were delivered to Hungary on Tuesday.