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All Hungarian adults could receive the vaccine in May!
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The government’s aim is to have as many people vaccinated as possible, with a good chance that all those who registered would get their jab before the end of May, Gergely Gulyás, the prime minister’s chief of staff, said on Thursday.
The number of those inoculated has surpassed 3.09 million, with vaccine acceptance growing steadily, he said. Up to now, some 4.2 million have registered for the vaccine, he said. Local doctors receive the list of those to be inoculated, and they then decide who to inoculate first, he said.
Hungary has been at the forefront of the European Union’s inoculation drive, while its death rates have also been among the highest in the world. As of Thursday, it had vaccinated 3.1 million people, or nearly a third of its population.
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“Inoculations require vaccines and we know that another one of the shots ordered by Brussels will be missing, the (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine will not arrive. That means half a million fewer shots,” Gergely Gulyás told an online briefing.
The European Medicines Agency is expected to issue a recommendation next week on use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, following reports of rare blood clots similar to those reported for the AstraZeneca shot.
The EMA, the EU’s regulator, says it continues to believe the benefits of the vaccines far outweigh the risks of side effects.
Gulyás said all shots used in Hungary, including those of AstraZeneca and China’s Sinopharm, were safe and effective. He was responding to local media reports that some people had still fallen ill or were not sufficiently immunised after being inoculated with the Chinese vaccine.
In the UAE where Sinopharm has primarily been used, they are giving people a 3rd dose of it to improve its efficacy.
I had my first dose just over a month ago. On the day that I was due my second dose, I did not feel well due to a stomach upset, something that I had eaten. I rang the Doctor and explained and asked for another appointment. He said that Hungarian rules, if you have gastric issues then you a month before you can have your second dose. What sort of nonsense system is that? A whole month because of a stomach ache? Crazy!
It’s a complete RABBLE – Anonymous.
You get well soon.
Judging by the recent comment from ‘CARITAS’, he has NOT received his RABIES shots yet.
Expect some more barking from the mad fool.