188 new infections have been confirmed, bringing the total number of identified infections since the start of the epidemic to 810,504. Over the weekend, three patients died, bringing the total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Hungary to 30,041, according to the weekend totals posted on koronavirus.gov.hu. Official figures suggest that the number of people cured […]

Between August 20 and 22, 2021, the administration of vaccines will be suspended at national level, as ordered by the National Directorate General of Hospitals. For those who may have received an appointment for these dates, an appointment will be made for the following week. The news comes after an announcement last week that the […]

Hungarian biochemist Katalin Karikó and her fellow researchers Drew Weissman, Philip Felgner, Uğur Şahin, Özlem Türeci, Derrick Rossi and Sarah Gilbert are to receive this year's Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research for their achievements in developing a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a […]

Hungarian biochemist Katalin Karikó, whose decades of work with mRNA technology was instrumental in the development of COVID-19 vaccines, was awarded the Ignác Semmelweis Prize in Hungary. In her acceptance speech, the scientist vowed to continue her research, saying that it was crucial to find cures for diseases that had to be "pushed to the […]

Unlike in other countries, the government in Hungary ties - from time to time - the lifting of certain pandemic restrictions to the offical number of people inoculated with at least the first dose of any vaccine against the new coronavirus infection. Thus, the five million number means the further easing the regulations. As of […]