These are the latest data published by the koronavirus.gov.hu website. The number of vaccinated people is 6,192,253, of which 5,900,371 people already received the second vaccination, and 3,014,936 people already received the third vaccination.
3,575 new infected people were confirmed, bringing the total number of identified infected people to 1,202,514 since the beginning of the epidemic. Most of the 195 people who died were elderly and chronically ill, so the number of those who died rose to 37,079. The number of recovered people is constantly increasing, currently 996,517 people, and the number of actively infected people has decreased to 168,918 people. 6,507 coronavirus patients are being treated in hospital, of which 563 are on ventilators. The omicron virus variant also appeared in Hungary.
This morning, Pfizer's first shipment of children's vaccine arrived, from which 69,000 children aged 5-11 years can start being vaccinated. Parents can request their child's vaccination at the hospital vaccination points or at the family pediatrician via the online appointment booking system.
Children aged 5-11 start nationally on Wednesday. Parents who have registered their child with complete data in the past few days and have already validated their registration can enter the appointment booking system. All children aged 5-11 can be vaccinated if the parent requests it and there are no contraindications to the vaccination. Vaccination is contraindicated in case of acute, febrile illness.
Contact for booking an appointment: https://www.eeszt.gov.hu/hu/web/guest/covid-oltas-idopontfoglalas
Registering a child for vaccination: www.vakcinainfo.gov.hu
