As we reported on our website, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó received the first vaccine against the coronavirus, namely the Szputnyik-V vaccine.
The minister was the first European politician to receive this vaccine, so it is understandable that he almost immediately became the "face" of Szputnyik-V. The English-language TV reporter Russia Today asked the Hungarian minister why he chose the Russian vaccine and what experiences he had with vaccination. In the conversation, of course, it was discussed why the European acceptance of the Russian vaccine is slow, how the opinion of some member states regarding the Russian vaccine is changing, and they did not avoid the question of why Hungary was attacked "from the west" because the problem was not expected, and it is not enough even today. for procurement in Brussels , why he started independent negotiations with Russia and China on the supply of vaccines from the East.
The minister emphasized that it is not the country of origin, but the effectiveness of the vaccine that decides whether it can be used or not. The Hungarian government trusts the opinion of the experts, which means that a professional decision was made, not a political one, in order to save the lives of as many Hungarian citizens as possible.
The RT interview was published on Péter Szijjártó's Facebook page.
