Hungary reports 123 new Covid infections
One Covid patient died over the past 24 hours, while 123 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Thursday.
So far 5,693,214 people have received a first jab, while 5,502,086 have been fully vaccinated.
The number of active infections stands at 10,958, while hospitals are treating 76 Covid patients, 11 of whom need respiratory assistance.
There are 879 people in official quarantine, while 6,467,683 tests have been officially carried out.
Since the first outbreak, 810,781 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,046. Fully 769,777 people have made a recovery.
So far, most infections have been registered in Budapest and Pest County, followed by the counties of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Győr-Moson-Sopron and Hajdú-Bihar.
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New variant detected in Hungary, new infections above 100 again
Three Covid patients died over the past 24 hours, while 109 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday. So far 5,687,634 people have received a first jab, while 5,501,199 have been fully vaccinated.
According to hvg.hu, Hungarian researchers detected a new virus variant not being present in Hungary before. The TritonLabs said that the new variant contains the alpha (British) and the delta (Indian) mutation. That new variant was first found in Thailand, and until July 24, scientists found 1,403 positive samples in the world.
The number of active infections has declined to 11,722, while hospitals are treating 75 Covid patients, 11 of whom need respiratory assistance. There are 864 people in official quarantine, while 6,457,558 tests have been officially carried out. Since the first outbreak, 810,658 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,045. Fully 768,891 people have made a recovery.
So far, most infections have been registered in Budapest and Pest County, followed by the counties of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Győr-Moson-Sopron and Hajdú-Bihar.
2/3rd of the coronavirus samples are the delta variant!
One Covid patient died over the past 24 hours, while 45 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Tuesday. So far 5,681,559 people have received a first jab, while 5,500,369 have been fully vaccinated.
The number of active infections has declined to 11,988, while hospitals are treating 85 Covid patients, 11 of whom need respiratory assistance. There are 731 people in official quarantine, while 6,449,264 tests have been officially carried out. Since the first outbreak,
The number of active infections has declined to 11,988, while hospitals are treating 85 Covid patients, 11 of whom need respiratory assistance. There are 731 people in official quarantine, while 6,449,264 tests have been officially carried out. Since the first outbreak,
810,549 infections have been registered,
while fatalities have risen to 30,042. Fully 768,519 people have made a recovery.
So far, most infections have been registered in Budapest and Pest County, followed by the counties of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Győr-Moson-Sopron and Hajdú-Bihar.
According to 24.hu, there are 130 thousand citizens who accepted the third jab. Furthermore, the National Public Health Center examined the 393 samples that have been sent to their lab since May, and they found that 253 of them contained delta variants. The increase of the new variant is continuous since May.
Almost 200 new infections, three fatalities in Hungary!
Three Covid patients died over the weekend, while 188 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Monday.
So far 5,677,606 people have received a first jab, while 5,500,193 have been fully vaccinated. The number of active infections has declined to 12,155, while hospitals are treating 92 Covid patients, 11 of whom need respiratory assistance.
There are 835 people in official quarantine,
while 6,445,084 tests have been officially carried out. Since the first outbreak, 810,504 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,041. Fully 768,308 people have made a recovery.
So far, most infections have been registered in Budapest and Pest County, followed by the counties of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Győr-Moson-Sopron and Hajdú-Bihar.
So far, most infections have been registered in Budapest and Pest County, followed by the counties of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Győr-Moson-Sopron and Hajdú-Bihar.
Number of new infections in Hungary over 100 again! – MAP
One Covid patient died over the past 24 hours, while 104 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday.
So far 5,668,993 people have received a first jab, while 5,498,222 have been fully vaccinated.
The number of active infections has declined to 14,326, while hospitals are treating 83 Covid patients, 14 of whom need respiratory assistance.
There are 1,085 people in official quarantine, while 6,423,992 tests have been officially carried out.
Since the first outbreak, 810,316 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,038. Fully 765,952 people have made a recovery. So far, most infections have been registered in Budapest and Pest County, followed by the counties of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Győr-Moson-Sopron and Hajdú-Bihar.
Pest County retirement home residents receive booster shots
Close to 60 percent of retirement home residents in Pest County have received a Covid-19 booster shot so far, with more residents set to receive a third jab over the coming period, the county government commissioner said on Wednesday.
Hungarians who are four months past their second Covid jab can get a booster shot from August 1.
Richárd Tárnai said that so far almost all retirement home residents and staff in the county have indicated that they intend to get the booster.
“I encourage everyone to get the third dose, because the virus is likely to spread faster in the autumn,” he said.
So far some 52,000 Hungarians have received a Covid-19 booster shot, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Tuesday.
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Hungary reports no new deaths caused by Covid-19
Fully 80 new coronavirus infections were registered over the past 24 hours, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday, noting there were no deaths.
So far 5,658,623 people have received a first jab, while 5,497,599 have been fully vaccinated.
The number of active infections has declined to 18,824, while hospitals are treating 79 Covid patients, 15 of whom need respiratory assistance.
There are 1,233 people in official quarantine, while 6,407,283 tests have been officially carried out.
Since the first outbreak, 810,126 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,037. Fully 761,265 people have made a recovery.
So far, most infections have been registered in Budapest and Pest County, followed by the counties of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Győr-Moson-Sopron and Hajdú-Bihar.
PCR tests will be free before medical procedures in Hungary!
Hungary’s government has issued a decree regulating cases in which PCR tests can be offered free of charge ahead of medical procedures, the Government Information Centre said on Friday.
The decree has been published in the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Közlöny. Under the current rules, patients requiring non-urgent operations who are vaccinated against Covid-19 or have recovered from the virus within the previous four months do not need to present a PCR test ahead of the procedure, the centre noted.
Since all Hungarian citizens are entitled to get the vaccine free of charge, the government sees
Since all Hungarian citizens are entitled to get the vaccine free of charge, the government sees
no reason to offer free PCR tests
to those who are scheduled to undergo a non-urgent operation but have chosen not to get inoculated, it said.
The centre added, however, that the government has allowed certain exceptions to this policy. Under the new decree, PCR tests
will be offered free of charge
to patients who are suspected of having contracted the virus, unvaccinated parents who are staying at the hospital with a child requiring surgery, patients under the age of 18 and those who have not been inoculated for reasons beyond their control.
The ombudsman for fundamental rights welcomed the decree, saying it provided clarity and that the matter would now be regulated in a way that meets the requirement of constitutionality.
The ombudsman for fundamental rights welcomed the decree, saying it provided clarity and that the matter would now be regulated in a way that meets the requirement of constitutionality.
Hungarian radical party attacks the obligatory vaccination of healthcare employees!
The recent decision continues to cause difficulty both in Hungarian politics and in the healthcare system of the country.
As DNH recently reported, the vaccination of healthcare workers will be obligatory starting from September 1. The issue of the jabs and whether it should be obligatory or not is still a question that divides society. Many people are afraid of the side effects it may cause, while others simply say that this should be decided freely by every single citizen.
When a healthcare worker is hesitant or is against being vaccinated, it causes further complications. Already before the decision was final, DNH wrote about the possible outcome. Many doctors were considering leaving either the profession or the country in the case the measure was introduced. Now that it is in effect, and every healthcare worker will be obligated to receive the vaccine, the already low number of professionals in the sector will further decrease.
Hungarian nurse leaves Hungary – she is now more free in Germany
All this comes after the government announced a new work contract for healthcare professionals in the middle of the pandemic. Since then, some details were reconsidered, but still, several aspects of it make people leave the work they love.
So many healthcare professionals have already left that the Uzsoki Hospital of Budapest had to close its emergency unit on Wednesday from 18:00,
writes 444.hu. The reason is that so many doctors who were previously employed at more than one hospital or clinic decided to resign. It resulted in such a shortage of healthcare professionals that the president of the hospital, Dr Ferenc Tóth, had no choice but to stop the operation of the emergency unit, except for the traumatology unit. Patients in grave conditions are being directed to three other hospitals in the capital.
Numerous doctors decided to leave either their hospital, their profession, or even the country right before being forced to sign the new work contract. This already problematic situation was further worsened by the obligation to be vaccinated.
Hungarian right-wing party Mi Hazánk stands up against the decision. They say that
obligating people to receive a vaccine they either do not want or are afraid of is against the Constitution.
They believe that refusing to get the serum and thus the immunity certificate causes them to be the victim of discrimination.
Are measures imposed on non-vaccinated Hungarians discriminative?
The party is planning to file a mass complaint based on their constitutional rights. They will upload the cabinet’s legal form for healthcare workers to fill out.
“It is unacceptable that certain workplaces will make the vaccine obligatory; we should rather talk about the real consequences of the jabs,” quotes 24.hu the standpoint of Mi Hazánk. They believe that this way, further professionals will leave their jobs, thus creating longer queues for examinations or treatments, making waiting lists that are already long enough even longer.
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Restrictions in Western Europe, but Hungary prepares for the biggest August 20 celebrations ever
In Western Europe, more and more countries are implementing new restrictions because of the accelerating spread of the Delta variant. In Italy, for example, the government made the vaccine obligatory for teachers, and they require immunity cards in many places. Meanwhile, Hungary is preparing for the August 20 celebrations, suspending restrictions still in effect.
According to portfolio.hu, Romania prolonged the state of emergency because of the spread of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, Serbia has inoculated half of their citizens by today.
In Italy, obtaining an immunity card will be a prerequisite for inland travel between regions.
Furthermore, it will be obligatory in restaurants, museums, baths, spas, cultural and sports events.
Meanwhile, it seems that Hungary is not afraid of the new COVID variant. The government prepares for the biggest August 20 celebrations ever. Thus, they suspended all restrictions still in effect for that weekend (August 18-22). Moreover, the
rules will be suspended
during the FEI Driving European Championship (September 2-5) and during the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress (September 13-20), in which Pope Francis will also take part.
Pope Francis to meet PM Orbán for half an hour in the Museum of Fine Arts
That means those taking part in these three events will not need to have an immunity card.
According to MTI, one coronavirus patient died over the past 24 hours, while 52 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday. So far 5,641,870 people have received their first jab, while 5,480,218 have been fully vaccinated.
The number of active infections has declined to 27,113,
while hospitals are treating 76 Covid patients, 12 of whom need respiratory assistance.
There are 1,346 people in official quarantine, while 6,375,668 tests have been officially carried out. Since the first outbreak, 809,855 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,033. 752,709 people have made a full recovery. So far, most infections have been registered in Budapest and Pest County, followed by the counties of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Győr-Moson-Sopron, and Hajdú-Bihar.
Controversial Indian vaccine Covaxin approved by Hungarian authorities!
Bharat Biotech is an Indian pharmaceutical company that makes Covaxin. Indian papers reported, based on the company’s announcement, that Hungarian authorities approved the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certificate of the product. However, this does not mean that Covaxin will ever be used in Hungary.
According to portfolio.hu, the Hungarian authorities did not report the decision, but Indian papers unequivocally state it, based on a Twitter post of Bharat Biotech. In India, this type of vaccine is widely used for immunisation.
The vaccine contains an inactivated virus, and it showed 78 pc efficiency against the infection and 100 pc defence against severe disease.
However, the product’s use was controversial since Indian healthcare workers had received it before its testing period finished, and nobody knew, for example, the side effects. Furthermore, there were gossips that the vaccine was tested in the slums of the country, and those who received it did not know that they got an experimental product.
According to MTI,
no Covid patients died over the past 24 hours, while 72 new coronavirus infections were registered,
koronavirus.gov.hu said on Thursday. So far 5,636,894 people have received their first jab, while 5,475,471 have been fully vaccinated.
The number of active infections has declined to 28,816, while hospitals are treating 79 Covid patients, 11 of whom need respiratory assistance. There are 1,364 people in official quarantine, while 6,367,442 tests have been officially carried out.
Since the first outbreak, 809,803 infections have been registered,
while fatalities have risen to 30,032. 750,955 people have made a full recovery. So far, most infections have been registered in Budapest and Pest County, followed by the counties of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Győr-Moson-Sopron and Hajdú-Bihar.
Coronavirus in Hungary – 2 fatalities, 26 new infections
Two patients died over the weekend, while 26 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Tuesday.
So far 5,628,383 people have received a first jab, while 5,453,177 have been fully vaccinated.
The number of active infections has declined to 30,182, while hospitals are treating 77 Covid patients, 10 of whom need respiratory assistance.
There are 1,349 people in official quarantine, while 6,352,215 tests have been officially carried out.
Since the first outbreak, 809,672 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,029. Fully 749,461 people have made a recovery.
So far, most infections have been registered in Budapest and Pest County, followed by the counties of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Győr-Moson-Sopron and Hajdú-Bihar.
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Healthcare workers’ mass protest: the government does not pay attention on them
Health-care employees on Saturday staged a demonstration in Budapest to protest for restauration of their public employee status and a 30 percent wage hike.
Zoltán Balogh, the head of nurses’ chamber MESZK said that the government’s changing the legal status of health professionals in March had been “a slap in the face” and insisted that the government had not consulted with the unions before the changes were passed into law.
Balogh noted that some
Balogh noted that some
3,000 health-care employees had refused to sign the new employment contracts they were offered due to “serious contraditions and unfair conditions”
in the document. He said that people in the sector were “overworked and increasingly discontent”.
Gyula Kincses, the head of doctors’ chamber MOK expressed support for the protesters’ demands
and said that “treatment is impossible without nurses”. He noted the mortality figures during the coronaviru pandemic and said that “having the technology is useless without proper nursing”. He said that providing high-level health-care services required nurses who received decent pay and were not exhausted.
At the end of the event, Balogh read a communique which he said they would also hand over to decision makers. The communique demanded the restoration of the public employee status of health-care workers, a
At the end of the event, Balogh read a communique which he said they would also hand over to decision makers. The communique demanded the restoration of the public employee status of health-care workers, a
30 percent wage hike and the renewal of the pay scale for the sector.
Hungary delivers ventilators to Mongolia
Hungary is donating 33 ventilators to Mongolian hospitals, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said late on Thursday, after meeting his Mongolian counterpart, Battsetseg Batmunkh.
Hungary has “learnt from previous waves of the coronavirus pandemic” and has ramped up its capacity to produce crucial protective equipment domestically, Szijjártó said.
It is now in a position to help “friendly states”, he told a joint press conference in Ulaanbaatar.
The key to fighting the fourth wave is preparation, Szijjártó said. Hungary has organised one of the fastest inoculation campaigns in the European Union and has provided health-care facilities with all “strategic tools” necessary to treat Covid patients, he said.
He praised Mongolia’s inoculation campaign, noting that 60 percent of the country’s adult population has already received the vaccine.
Szijjártó also noted the close economic ties between Mongolia and Hungary.
Hungary is one of the six EU countries to have an embassy in Ulaanbaatar, he said. Hungary’s Eximbank has set up a 60 million dollar credit line to help Hungarian-Mongolian joint ventures, he said. Despite the “extreme difficulties” last year, trade volume between the two countries jumped 19 percent. Hungarian pharma company Richter is selling 70 types of pharmaceuticals in the country, and Hungarian companies are investing 57 million dollars in constructing Mongolia’s first animal vaccine factory, he said. In the past six years, over 500 Mongolian students started their studies at Hungarian universities, he added.
Batmunkh thanked Hungary for the aid to Mongolia and said that joint effort and mutual help was at the heart of a successful fight against the pandemic.
“Hungary has offered a helping hand in such times and helps us with equipment we badly need,” she said.
The ministers also discussed ongoing projects, investment cooperation and cultural projects, Batmunkh said.
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Rare Covid-19 variant identified in Hungary, fourth wave is coming!
Avidin Kft. showed four samples of a rare Covid-19 variant. The newly found variant is a subvariant of the Indian Delta virus.
In the past few weeks, it seemed that there were fewer people infected with coronavirus, but this week, the numbers are increasing in Hungary. Two types of the Delta variant of Covid-19 were discovered, reports portfolio.hu.
One of the people who got this variant is around 50-60 years old and was vaccinated before. The patient’s symptoms are severe. The new virus indicated as Del 156/157 was reported only in 21 cases worldwide. The symptoms of the new variant are unknown, and there is no information on how contagious it can be.
A fourth wave of the coronavirus is on its way. Minister of Human Resources Miklós Kásler confirmed this information, writes Index. The number of people who have Covid has doubled recently. Miklós Kásler also said that if the R-factor starts growing in Hungary with a very high vaccination rate, it means that some unknown, supposedly the Indian variant’s spread, is causing the change in the number of newly infected people.
Virologist Gábor Kemenesi does not exclude the possibility that the fourth wave of the coronavirus will hit Hungary this summer.
Meanwhile, Telex reported that, according to a new order from the government, medical students will visit people over 60 to convince them to get the vaccine. The National Health Insurance Fund Manager informs the Minister of the Interior and general practitioners about unvaccinated patients over the age of 60, including their personal data and home addresses.
István György, leader of the national vaccination workgroup, said that 470,000 people over the age of 65 are not vaccinated.
Those medical students who finished at least 10 semesters of the mandatory 12 can give the vaccine to the people who wish to get the Covid-19 jabs. A list of their names will also be provided by their university. This program starts on 1st August.
441 people died 30 days after they got the vaccine!
The number of vaccines administered in Hungary up to now is 10.7 million (first and second jabs together), which means that the 441 deaths equal 0.039 pc. The data came from the National Public Health Institute (NNK) and covers the period between December 26, 2020, and July 14, 2021.
According to 168.hu, in the case of 4,212 people, adverse reactions followed the inoculation, and 441 people died 30 days after they had got a vaccine. 284 people needed hospital treatment,
while authorities documented mild vaccination reactions in the case of 3,149 people.
Based on the documents, 118 vaccination accidents happened, including errors during the transport, storage, and use of the jabs. This affected 338 people.
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According to the institution, these data show that the number of adverse reactions remained negligible in Hungary. Furthermore, the NNK highlighted that,
in many cases, there is no cause-effect connection between the vaccine and the symptoms appearing after its administration.
According to 444.hu, NNK did not say why these people died, but there is natural mortality in each society. Therefore, the 441 people may cover those Hungarians who would have died “anyway”, even if there was no coronavirus at all. We do not even know from the NNK’s data that these people died in a disease caused by the virus. However, if that happens, that still does not mean that the vaccine is ineffective. It only means that they received their first dose, but 30 days later, they still did not develop suitable protection against the virus.
As we reported before, PM Viktor Orbán said in his regular Friday interview on Kossuth Rádió that
the new school year in September would start with inoculating children above 12.
He also said that he did not like the obligatory vaccination of healthcare workers at first. However, the human resources minister, Miklós Kásler, convinced him that in a situation like the current one, it is morally acceptable. Furthermore, the government will draw the attention of the 15 pc elderly people to accept the jab.
Obligatory vaccination makes Hungarian doctors quit healthcare?
Obligatory vaccination makes Hungarian doctors quit healthcare?
With the introduction of the obligatory coronavirus vaccine for healthcare workers, the number of doctors might further decrease as many decide to leave their profession.
The question of whether the vaccine against Covid-19 should be obligatory or not for healthcare workers seems to cause further headaches in the already suffering sector. Many professionals decided to leave the country because of the terrible conditions they had to work under in the past year.
Hungarian nurses at the forefront of the coronavirus fight earn less than EUR 300
When the government announced the new work contract for healthcare workers in the middle of the pandemic, many decided to leave their profession rather than sign it.
Nurse leaves Hungary due to fatigue – She is now more free in Germany
Now, this already
low number of healthcare professionals could further decrease.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced in his usual radio interview on Friday that the
coronavirus vaccine will be obligatory for all those working in healthcare.
This decision goes against what the government was saying at the beginning of this year. As index.hu reminds us, employers were not allowed to force their employees to get vaccinated, and choosing the vaccine did not give anyone either an advantage or a disadvantage in their job.
The employer is only entitled to ask their employees to receive the vaccine if it is specified in the law.
This situation was overruled by the government on Friday when the Prime Minister did not only reveal the possibility of getting a third dose but also announced this new restriction.
“We are not an advocate of forcing anyone, but we made a decision: the vaccine will be obligatory for healthcare workers. It means that only those vaccinated will be able to work in the sector. They already have to receive several vaccines, the list will now be a bit longer,”
said Viktor Orbán.
As index.hu writes, once receiving the news, many healthcare professionals made their decision in a second. The news agency mentions László, who had been working for years in a hospital in Budapest. He knew right away that Friday would be his last day there. He claims he does not want to be vaccinated because of the unknown side-effects of the jabs; nevertheless, he would immediately return if he could continue working as before.
A Hungarian orthopaedic specialist, for instance, who has been working in Austria for 16 years, was about to return to Hungary, but the decision made her change her mind. Her reason is the same: the development of the jab was too fast, and she does not want to be a lab rat. In Austria, she is free to work after being regularly tested. Furthermore, it is free of any charges as it is financed by the government.
When it comes to the experts of the profession,
there is an international consensual opinion about the importance of the Covid-19 vaccine.
It is key both for the sake of the healthcare worker and for the patient.
The Hungarian Chamber of Doctors sees the vaccine as important in the healthcare sector, and they “welcome the decision”. Furthermore, they remind everyone of the already existing obligatory vaccines, such as the one against Hepatitis B.
The proportion of vaccinated healthcare professionals is actually higher than that of the civilian population.
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Hungary lends 200,000 more vaccines to the Czech Republic – UPDATED
Hungary has lent an additional batch of 200,000 Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines to the Czech Republic. The shipment was delivered to Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis by Hungarian Ambassador Miklós Boros on Friday.
Babis expressed thanks for Hungary’s repeated help at the handover event in Prague’s central military hospital. Previously, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó delivered a total of 149,000 Pfizer vaccines that Hungary lent to the Czech Republic in June and July. Under an agreement, the Czech Republic will
Babis expressed thanks for Hungary’s repeated help at the handover event in Prague’s central military hospital. Previously, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó delivered a total of 149,000 Pfizer vaccines that Hungary lent to the Czech Republic in June and July. Under an agreement, the Czech Republic will
return all the vaccines to Hungary by the end of this year.
The Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK) has welcomed a Friday announcement that coronavirus vaccination would be made mandatory for health-care staff. “At present this measure could ensure protection to both patients and staff,” MOK said on its website.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced the planned measure earlier on Friday. The chamber said it did not have official statistics showing the vaccination rate of health professionals, but added that it was higher than the Hungarian average.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced the planned measure earlier on Friday. The chamber said it did not have official statistics showing the vaccination rate of health professionals, but added that it was higher than the Hungarian average.
UPDATE:
The board of nurse association MESZK expressed its support for the introduction of mandatory Covid vaccination on Friday. The organisation said on its website that taking the vaccine will ensure that in case of a new wave of the pandemic, health workers will not get infected and they will not pass on the infection.
“Let’s show an example and let’s all take the vaccine,”
it added.
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