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Hungarians are more and more reluctant to get vaccinated after reaching the critical milestone of 5 million inoculated people. Since the reopening, the number of vaccines administered has been stagnating.
According to Index, more than 97% of those registered have now been vaccinated in Hungary. The country remains at the forefront of vaccination in Europe. The number of fatalities and infections has been steadily declining, which could boost confidence in vaccines. However, there are still roughly 3 million people not registered for vaccination, and PM Orbán believes they pose a great risk.
In early April, Orbán predicted 6 million vaccines by mid-May and 7 million by the beginning of June. Yet the country only reached 5 million inoculated people on the 22nd of May, and the 7 million target remains out of reach.
“We are Hungarians, we wait,”
says Orbán about the huge drop in vaccination. He claims a lot of Hungarians believe that getting vaccinated will not be necessary once herd immunity is achieved (by others).
There is also a general tendency not to get the second dose. According to 24.hu, there could be several reasons behind this decision: some experienced severe side effects, some became ill before the second dose, and others have received the immunity certificate and thus are no longer motivated to get the second dose.