Plenty of vaccines from East & West’: Hungary opts out of EU’s new Covid-19 jab deal securing 1.8 billion Pfizer shots for bloc

Hungary has become the only country in the European Union to opt out of the bloc’s new massive deal with Pfizer. The pharma company has agreed to supply the EU with up to 1.8 billion doses of the Covid-19 vaccine until 2023. … Read More >Plenty of vaccines from East & West’: Hungary opts out of EU’s new Covid-19 jab deal securing 1.8 billion Pfizer shots for bloc

As Hungary trials all major Covid-19 vaccines, Budapest says Russia’s Sputnik V doing well in initial safety & efficacy analysis

Hungary is one of the few countries using all the main Covid-19 vaccines. A study conducted by Budapest, based on the number of people who’ve been vaccinated and then been infected or died, shows good news for Russia’s Sputnik V … Read More >As Hungary trials all major Covid-19 vaccines, Budapest says Russia’s Sputnik V doing well in initial safety & efficacy analysis

Hungary eyes vaccinating over 40% of population by end of April, starts lifting coronavirus restrictions

Hungary expects to vaccinate more than 40% of its population by the end of the month, a top official has said. Budapest has already begun lifting Covid-19 restrictions after it met the 25%-vaccination goal. … Read More >Hungary eyes vaccinating over 40% of population by end of April, starts lifting coronavirus restrictions

Reopening economy before over-65s get Covid vaccine ‘would spell trouble’, Hungarian PM warns

Hungary’s prime minister has announced that the country’s economy will not reopen before all individuals over the age of 65 have been vaccinated against Covid 19, and warned that removing restrictions early “would spell trouble.” … Read More >Reopening economy before over-65s get Covid vaccine ‘would spell trouble’, Hungarian PM warns

Making Covid-19 vaccines political was huge mistake on part of EU, Hungary’s FM Szijjarto tells RT after getting his Sputnik V jab

Hungary’s experience with the joint EU vaccination program has been frustrating, with Brussels failing to provide a steady supply of jabs. Instead, Budapest has secured vaccine’s elsewhere, the country’s foreign minister has said. … Read More >Making Covid-19 vaccines political was huge mistake on part of EU, Hungary’s FM Szijjarto tells RT after getting his Sputnik V jab

Hungarian foreign minister becomes first EU politician to take Russia’s Sputnik V, gets vaccine live on camera

Peter Szijjarto has become the first EU official to receive the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, as his nation prepares to receive another batch of hundreds of thousands of doses from Russia. … Read More >Hungarian foreign minister becomes first EU politician to take Russia’s Sputnik V, gets vaccine live on camera

EU court challenge mounted by Poland & Hungary over budget law amid bloc’s probe into alleged media crackdowns

Hungary and Poland have filed complaints with the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over a new EU regulation allowing the 27-state bloc to withhold funding from member countries deemed to be bending the rule of law. … Read More >EU court challenge mounted by Poland & Hungary over budget law amid bloc’s probe into alleged media crackdowns

Sputnik V beats AstraZeneca in popularity: People in Austria, Germany & Switzerland view Russia’s jab more favorably, study says

Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, which still hasn’t been approved in the EU, has nevertheless seemingly won the favor of people in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, beating the already available AstraZeneca jab, a study shows. … Read More >Sputnik V beats AstraZeneca in popularity: People in Austria, Germany & Switzerland view Russia’s jab more favorably, study says