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Hungary first in EU to approve Chinese Covid vaccine
After provisional permit for Russia's Sputnik V jab
29 January, 14:58
(ANSA-AFP) - BUDAPEST, JAN 29 - Hungary on Friday became the
first EU member to approve the Chinese-made Sinopharm Covid-19
vaccine, a week after it also broke ranks with Brussels by
issuing a provisional permit for Russia's Sputnik V jab. "Today
the National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition (OGYEI) gave
its approval for the Sinopharm vaccine," Chief Medical Officer
Cecilia Muller told a briefing. Earlier on Friday Prime Minister
Viktor Orban said that Hungary plans to sign a procurement deal
with the Chinese firm "today or tomorrow" for a first delivery,
adding he would choose it for his own inoculation. "The Chinese
have known this virus for the longest time, hence probably they
know most about it, so I will wait for my turn, and when I
choose I will want the Chinese vaccine," Orban said. (ANSA-AFP).
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