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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.
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Russian Sputnik V vaccines will start in Budapest
560 GPs in the city will each be asked to select five of their patients who do not suffer from any chronic underlying illnesses, who would then be referred to vaccination points to receive the jab.
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Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine can be used in Hungary
Tests of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, conducted by public health authority NNK, have yielded good results which means that “it can be used in Hungary from now on”.
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First shipment of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine arrives in Hungary
Cecília Müller said the first shipment of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, enough to inoculate 20,000 people, has arrived in Hungary.
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CMO: Inoculation of healthcare workers nearly complete
Cecília Müller said a total of 12,113 people have died of complications of the coronavirus since March. Four percent of them had no known underlying conditions.
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CMO: No changes planned to Covid-19 vaccination rollout in Hungary
Pfizer said temporary interruptions could be expected as a result of the expansion of a plant in Puurs, Belgium, but would result in a significant increase in production capacity.
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CMO confirms new variant of the coronavirus has reached Hungary
Cecília Müller has confirmed that a fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus, first identified in the UK late last year, was detected in three patients in Hungary on Tuesday.