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Orbán: Hungary only EU country with abundance of jabs
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Hungary is the only European Union member state that is not struggling with a shortage of Covid-19 vaccines, but rather has more jabs available than people registering to get inoculated, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to public radio on Friday.
Altogether 54 percent of the Hungarian population has received the first dose of a Covid vaccine, and 38 percent are fully inoculated, the prime minister told Kossuth Radio.
“The success of the vaccination drive has bought us time, saved us money and brought us freedom,” Orbán said. He urged the 2.5 million people who have not yet registered to get inoculated to do so as soon as possible.
Orbán said Hungary will now transition from mass vaccinations to standby vaccinations, leaving a few vaccination points open for those who want to get the jab.
The prime minister said that whereas up until now it had been the state’s responsibility to make sure that the vaccination drive succeeded, now it would be up to the people. “It’s up to the people now to decide whether or not they want to get vaccinated, but we can’t take responsibility for the consequences,” he said, adding that anyone who gets sick will be treated.
Concerning the vaccination of children, Orbán said he did not expect the scientific community to reach a consensus on the question before the end of the summer.
Only then will the government be able to decide whether it will start a vaccination drive for children or stick to the current system of letting parents decide whether or not they want their child to be inoculated, he said. The prime minister added that it made sense to uphold the rule of allowing parents with immunity certificates to take their children with them anywhere until the end of the summer.
The fact that foreigners without Taj still can’t get a vaccine even though there’s apparently abundance of vaccines says a lot about this government. Some foreigners have managed it, but the official stance from the helpline is still to wait our turn. I have been calling the helpline and local hospitals every couple of days and been told it isn’t possible yet. Why can’t we be vaccinated if the vaccines are available? Are we worth so little to this government?
Orbán said. He urged the 2.5 million
so he is saying all must vaccinate. WHY ,??
I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST OLD ,, now everyone ,that is crazy
sam
I fear we are all worth little to all our governments ,
all the uk papers and tv ,are are full of the horror of the next wave . of …
the promised lifting of lock down will be delayed once again,
but only 1 person has died ,in the uk ,of …
so what excuse will they have next to remove our freedoms ,
a click of the fingers ,,and millions are in prison,