Coronavirus: this is how the quarantine rules and the protection certificate change in Hungary
There will be a vaccination action day every weekend in January, Kossuth Radio said Good Morning, Hungary! on Friday, the Prime Minister.
There will be a vaccination campaign every week in January
Viktor Orbán indicated that on Thursday, Friday and Saturday it is possible to pick up the vaccination at the hospital vaccination points and the district clinics without an appointment. It’s available on Thursdays and Fridays from 2pm to 6pm, and on Saturdays from 10am to 6pm, and GPs also hold a weekend day, as is the usual vaccination, ”he added.
The prime minister said: the state, the administration, the health care system are ready to vaccinate everyone; more than two million Pfizer– and 700,000 Moderna vaccines are available.
He explained that the new variant, the omicron, is weaker than the previous one, the delta, according to all medical experts, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t defend ourselves. He added, “we have an trump card in our hands,” which is good against both variants, the vaccination.
The prime minister urged everyone to pick up the vaccine, “if you picked up two, pick up the third,” and parents are considering vaccinating the children.
Quarantine rules are changing
He noted that the length of quarantine is reduced from 10 days to 7 days and can be omitted after 5 days with a negative test.
He also mentioned that after February 15, the protection certificate will only be valid on the basis of vaccination, so the protection certificate will become a vaccination certificate. He stressed that experts have suggested to the government to support the inclusion of the fourth vaccine, this is discussed with the GP anyone can do.
Viktor Orbán encourages everyone to take the vaccine, saying that the third vaccine will increase the protection very much, and then it may be four months, and the fourth dose is recommended for six months.
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He mentioned that last year “it was almost Christmas as you imagine”, as the shadow of the virus was here, but the families could get together. He added that we cannot yet feel that we are beyond the epidemic.