Hungary will not use Russia’s Sputnik V due to capacity issues



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Hungary will buy vaccines through the European Union supply mechanism or directly from China according to Russia has insufficient capacity to produce vaccines. This was announced by the Hungarian Prime Minister’s chief of staff, Viktor Orban, quoted by Reuters.

Hungary participates in the Russian trials and was one of the first recipients of small batches of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, resulting in concern among its European partners that it will circumvent the mechanism for the approval of the European Union.

Hungary received 6,000 doses of the Russian vaccine

Hungary received 6,000 doses of the Russian vaccine

Immunization with BioNTech / Pfizer product has already started

Later, the Russian Fund for Direct Investment (RFDI) denied the above information. According to a representative of the fund, the required quantity of vaccines would be delivered to Hungary in January-March.

“Hungary already received the first batch of the vaccine on December 28 and we are ready to provide the complete vaccine that Hungary needs in January-March 2021. RFID is working with regulatory authorities to obtain clearance from regulatory authorities in Hungary. Hungary ”, commented the representative of the fund.

He also noted that the Reuters article that Hungary had decided not to order the Sputnik V vaccine was another example of fake news in authorized media“.



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