62 percent of those polled by Századvég consider it a good idea that Hungary procured other Eastern vaccines in addition to the vaccines pledged by Brussels, while only 32 percent of them see that this was not necessary.

The results of the survey are a snappy answer to Péter Márki-Zay, who - continuing the anti-vaccination actions of the left - stated that "serious concerns arise" regarding the Sinopharm vaccine, according to him "it is no coincidence that no European Union country has bought a Chinese vaccine, let alone administered it for those over sixty years of age, a vaccine that has not even been tested". Moreover, the candidate for prime minister of the left also stated that "by the way, this is the category of genocide, and I think that this is one of the most important topics that require accountability."

As is well known, in 2021 - as a result of Brussels' unfavorable vaccine procurement contracts - a shortage of vaccines developed in Europe, so those member states that based their vaccination strategy to curb the coronavirus epidemic solely on "central" EU procurement found themselves in a difficult situation. In order for Hungary to eliminate the aforementioned difficulties, the pharmaceutical authority first decided in favor of domestic licensing of the Russian Sputnik V and then the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine. The step in question was a prerequisite for life and the economy to restart in Hungary as soon as possible, yet Péter Márki-Zay called the use of the Sinopharm vaccine "genocide".

Remember: last May, the World Health Organization (WHO) approved the emergency use of Sinopharm, which was a signal to the national authorities regarding the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine. The approval made no distinction between age groups over 18, meaning that the board also approved the use of the vaccine for older people. In addition, the specialists of the National Pharmaceutical and Food Health Institute (OGYÉI), which is responsible for the domestic licensing of vaccines, carry out their work taking into account European standards and regulations, during which they act with the same precision and exactingness as their Western European colleagues.

Source: Magyar Hírlap

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