The coronavirus epidemic is on the verge, but we still have to adhere to hygiene rules and epidemiological restrictive measures, the head of the National Public Health Center’s (NNK) epidemiology department said in an online press conference.
At week 19, the concentration of coronavirus hereditary material in wastewater decreased slightly on a national average. It decreased in Veszprém, Debrecen, Eger, Győr and Kaposvár, slightly decreased in Budapest, stagnated in other settlements
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She said that 334,620 doses of Pfizer vaccine had arrived in Hungary on Tuesday, and more information on the vaccines that could be used for the first round would be provided soon.
So far, 3.5 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine have arrived in Hungary
She said vaccination of registered and scheduled 16-18-year-olds at hospital vaccination points will continue on Tuesday. Limited appointments can be made for the Sputnik and AstraZeneca vaccines, which are also available to applicants at vaccination sites. There are also few Pfizer vaccines available for registrants who have been notified via SMS, she added.
GPs are running a vaccination campaign with Sinopharm, Janssen and Moderna vaccines.
The head of the department explained that 5 million 76 thousand people have already registered for vaccinations, 4,714,992 of whom received the first vaccination and 2,749,235 the second.
Ágnes Galgóczi drew attention to the fact that despite the decreasing number of cases and the increase in the number of vaccinated people, hygienic and epidemiological restrictive measures must be observed. Wearing a mask, keeping a distance, ventilating and sneezing etiquette remain important, she underlined.
She also said that the second round of vaccination should not be neglected either, as this will provide a longer-term protection.
MTI
