Hungary gets 1st shipment of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine

Image by Shutterstock.com
The first delivery of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinopharm arrived in Hungary on Tuesday, National Public Health Centre (NNK) department head Ágnes Galgóczi said at a press briefing, according to state news wire MTI.
The shipment of 550,000 doses will enter Hungary's vaccine mix after it has been tested and approved for use, Galgóczi said.
Hungary is using the BioNTech/Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, and Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines at present.
ADVERTISEMENT
SUPPORT THE BUDAPEST BUSINESS JOURNAL
Producing journalism that is worthy of the name is a costly business. For 27 years, the publishers, editors and reporters of the Budapest Business Journal have striven to bring you business news that works, information that you can trust, that is factual, accurate and presented without fear or favor.
Newspaper organizations across the globe have struggled to find a business model that allows them to continue to excel, without compromising their ability to perform. Most recently, some have experimented with the idea of involving their most important stakeholders, their readers.
We would like to offer that same opportunity to our readers. We would like to invite you to help us deliver the quality business journalism you require. Hit our Support the BBJ button and you can choose the how much and how often you send us your contributions.