(ANSA-XINHUA) - BUDAPEST, FEB 18 - The first batch of China's
Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine purchased by Hungary arrived at
Budapest on Tuesday. The shipment was welcomed at the Liszt
Ferenc International Airport by Tamas Menczer, state secretary
from the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and
Chinese Ambassador to Hungary Qi Dayu. "We are the first country
in the European Union (EU) that uses Sinopharm vaccine. We try
to save lives and preserve the economy, and we are fighting
together with our Chinese friends against COVID-19," Menczer
told Xinhua. "It is a very important day for Hungary." Qi said
that China and Hungary are fighting the coronavirus side by side
and the vaccines arriving today embody China's commitments to
making its vaccine a global public good. Hungary announced on
Jan. 29 that it had signed a deal to buy China's Sinopharm
COVID-19 vaccine, which will allow the vaccination of 2.5
million people. With the Sinopharm vaccine, Hungarians will have
access to five vaccines against COVID-19. Hungary has also
become the first EU member state to buy and authorize the use of
Chinese vaccines. (ANSA-XINHUA).
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