Vaccination of foreign citizens to start in days

Since the first outbreak, 793,784 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 28,888. Fully 592,440 people have made a recovery.

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Registration opens for foreign residents

People in those groups can register at www.vakcinainfo.gov.hu, the centre said.

It added that vaccination would start in the second half of May with foreign residents in Hungary, with Hungarian nationals living in other countries to follow.

The registration for people aged 16-18 has closed

Hungary is among the first countries in the European Union to administer vaccines for this age group and the initial registrations have been successful. Over 84,000 people registered for the vaccination next week.

Those people between 16-18 who registered after Friday (May 7th midnight) will receive the jab, but they are queued with everyone else.

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Source: MTI