The chief physician at South Pest Central Hospital would be happy to have a choice between vaccines, but no such option exists yet.

Coronavirus: the second wave, the second closure

Later than expected by many, but in mid-November, the Hungarian government also decided to try to curb the second wave of the coronavirus epidemic by introducing restrictions. At the time of the decision, 5,000 new infections had been identified per day and the number of deaths from the virus was mostly between 50 and 100 in 24 hours. The first step is a partial closure, but how effective it is is questionable. Follow our news!

The number of vaccinations in Hungary is relatively high, and this phenomenon even exists among healthcare workers, which may be the reason why only 5,000 healthcare workers have been vaccinated in Hungary so far: János Szlávik, chief physician of infections of the Central South Pest Hospital, spoke in ATV Weekly Diario with András Sváby. According to János Slavik, it has the vaccination capacity for mass vaccination, emphasizing that it was important that as many people as possible get vaccinated.

András Sváby also asked the chief doctor why, after working in health, those who work in the social system are vaccinated and not the elderly. János Szlávik reminded him that there are 2 million people over the age of 60 in Hungary, so organizing their vaccination is a serious logistical task and requires an order of magnitude more vaccines than vaccinating those who work in the health and social field.

Responding to a question, János Slavik also said that he had been vaccinated before. When asked which vaccine he thought was the best, he replied: it is the good vaccine that is available, so since the Pfizer vaccine is available in Hungary, he got vaccinated with it. He added that he would be happy to have a choice between vaccines, as other vaccines are good for the elderly, the young, people with allergies, etc., but there is no such option yet.

“If we look at the example of Israel, mass vaccination can be solved,” said John Slavik, adding that there is still not enough vaccine available for mass vaccination in Hungary, so for the moment, the tightening will prevent the epidemic from spreading. speed up.

The chief physician also said that the number of hospitalized patients at South Pest Central Hospital has decreased in recent weeks, with the exception of intensive care units, as they fell ill many weeks ago, at the peak of the second wave.

On the spread of the new mutant of the coronavirus detected in several European countries, János Szlávik said: The new variant has not yet been detected in Hungary, but it seems that the new mutant cannot be prevented from spreading around the world. It appears, the chief physician added, that this mutant can be captured by the current vaccine, but it is not yet known whether this is true for later variants. The manufacturers promise to be able to respond to new mutants in 4-6 weeks.


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