Coronavirus: John Slavik told us what he thought about vaccines

John Slavik said that between four thousand and five thousand new infections a day, and more and more people die from the disease. Many of those hospitalized are elderly, chronically ill, many of whom are admitted to the intensive care unit, he added.

He stressed that it is important that everyone adhere to the measures taken to control the epidemic, but the regulations apply especially to the elderly and those with chronic diseases. They would prefer not to receive visitors in the current situation, suggested the chief physician.

Regarding virus vaccines, he said that the development was enormous, with 4-5 vaccines already registered in the world.

In his view, research has been accelerated because effective vaccines against other diseases have previously been tried.

The government has decided to purchase a variety of vaccines, but will only use one that is safe, effective and does not pose a danger to humans, he stressed. He also talked about two American vaccines that claim to be more than 90 percent effective. In this case, adequate protection could be achieved by vaccinating 50 to 60 percent of the population, he said.

János Slavik also mentioned that in the first wave of the epidemic there were relatively few patients and few died, which likely encouraged virus deniers to trivialize the epidemic and deny the existence of the virus. The chief physician hopes that as the epidemic in Hungary progresses, fewer and fewer people think the coronavirus is not dangerous.

Many new vaccines have emerged in recent decades, and virus killers have not had the power to prevent people from receiving effective vaccines, said János Slavik, who is confident that explaining to people how the coronavirus vaccine works will have no place. in the country. for virus scavengers.

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