Thanks to the procurement of Eastern vaccines, the vaccination rate in Hungary is much higher than the European Union average. The latter is 12.5 percent, while in Hungary the vaccination rate has now increased to 20 percent, said the rector of Semmelweis University in the Monday evening program of M1.
Béla Merkely asked us to persevere and take care of each other for another month and a half, after which, according to her, the numbers of the coronavirus epidemic will decrease significantly.
"If we look ahead, we have about a month and a half of this epidemic, after which the numbers will decrease significantly," he said. He put it like this: "let's hold out for another month and a half and then we will have a very nice summer, when families can be reunited and we can relax freely".
He said that thanks to the purchase of the Russian Sputnik V and the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine, i.e. Eastern vaccines, the vaccination rate in Hungary is much higher than the European Union average.
The latter is 12.5 percent, while in Hungary the vaccination rate has now increased to 20 percent, he emphasized. He said that it was justified to vaccinate expectant mothers out of sequence, since the virus also endangers the life of the fetus. This was decided based on clinical experience; in two days, a thousand expectant mothers received the vaccine, he explained.
He added that, according to the publication of Harvard University, the vaccination provides protection not only to the mother, but also to the fetus, that is, the child is born protected.
Béla Merkely warned us not to forget to wear a mask despite the spring weather;
the British variant can cause severe symptoms in all age groups. If we get infected wearing a mask, a smaller amount of the virus enters our body, so the course of the disease may be milder.
It was also about the Semmelweis University making an informative animated short film entitled Klinikaland about vaccinations and how vaccines work. With this, they also want to increase the willingness to vaccinate, because the lack of knowledge creates fear, said Béla Merkely.
Source: MTI, M1, hirado.hu
Cover image: Illustration / Photo: MTI/AP/Mindaugas Kulbis
