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Will the sixth wave of the coronavirus arrive this summer?
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Virologist Gábor Kemenesi shared his views on monkeypox and the coronavirus. Wearing a mask is no longer mandatory in Hungary, except in health care institutions. Coronavirus concentrations in urban wastewater are also getting lower. But are we really over the coronavirus pandemic? Or is it going to be replaced by the monkeypox? Gábor Kemenesi, Junior Prima Prize-winning Hungarian biologist, virus researcher and adjunct professor at the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Pécs, answered the questions.
The current coronavirus situation in Hungary
In Hungary, 6,410,946 people are vaccinated, out of which 6,197,968 received the second vaccination and 3,881,399 took the third jab. However, only 302,559 people received the fourth vaccination. According to Gábor Kemenesei, it is very important to increase the uptake of the third vaccination. The virologist said that
currently, the Omicron variant is the predominant strain.
In this period, proper herd immunity is of paramount importance, wmn.hu writes. According to Kemenesi, the fourth vaccination is recommended for people over 60 years of age, especially those over 80, as well as for members of vulnerable groups.
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In Hungary, vaccination coverage is estimated to be 60-65 percent. According to Kemenesi, this is considered low and the citizens are in a vulnerable position. The virologist believes that
Maybe you should mention the guy behind all the crazy is 82 – 4 boosters and the highest paid government worker. It’s not clear if he works for Pfizer, China or the US gov, He probably makes more from phizer. He now has Covid. It’s time to destroy another 1/3 of small businesses.
They already approved the Vax for 6 month old babies – there is no no science calling for it but keep pushing the hysteria.