Hungary said it would not forget Russia's assistance in the supply of the Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine
7/5/2023, 4:47:12 PM
Highlights: The supply of the Sputnik V vaccine to Hungary during the coronavirus pandemic saved a large number of Hungarians. "Thanks to this, a million Hungarians were able to be vaccinated," said the Hungarian Foreign Minister. The vaccine has been approved for use in 71 countries with a total population of more than 4 billion people, and in more than 30 countries it is available in Russian pharmacies and on the internet. "We will not forget about this help," the Hungarian minister said.
The supply of the Sputnik V vaccine to Hungary during the coronavirus pandemic saved a large number of Hungarians, Budapest thanked Moscow for its help. This was stated by Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto at a press conference after a meeting with the head of the Russian Ministry of Health Mikhail Murashko.
"Thanks to this, a million Hungarians were able to be vaccinated with the Russian Sputnik vaccine," TASS quoted him as saying.
Szijjártó added that during the pandemic, Budapest decided to purchase vaccines from the East without waiting for them to come from the West.
The Hungarian minister noted the role of Murashko in organizing the supply of the Russian vaccine against coronavirus.
"We will not forget about this help," he said.
RDIF is a major investor in the development and production of the Sputnik V and Sputnik Light vaccines, the use of which has helped protect millions of lives. Sputnik V has been approved for use in 71 countries with a total population of more than 4 billion people, and Sputnik Light has been approved in more than 30 countries.