It’s official: Hungary will be the first country to test the Russian Sputnik V vaccine. The announcement was made by Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó. A first sample of the Russian vaccine will be shipped to Budapest “next week”. The Hungarian authorities are going to subject this vaccine – of which nothing is known – to laboratory tests in order to verify its safety.
However, discussions have already passed this experimental stage. Péter Szijjártó also raised the possibility of manufacturing this vaccine in Hungary. The necessary documentation was sent to the Hungarian authorities by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Viktor Orban follows in Nicolas Maduro’s footsteps
Hungary has therefore decided to cumulate the chances of a rapid vaccine and is not sticking to the only vaccine strategy of the EU, which has already concluded pre-orders with four pharmaceutical groups – including Pfizer-BioNTech – and aims to term seven potential suppliers.
Worldwide, the Sputnik V vaccine has also been favorably received by the Venezuela of Nicolas Maduro, who announced on Sunday the purchase of 10 million doses for the first quarter of next year. There too, eventually, a manufacturing plant would see the light of day, according to the announcements of the Venezuelan president.
An optional vaccine in Hungary
The Russian vaccine was developed by the Gamaleïa research institute with the assistance of the Russian Sovereign Fund (RDIF). In “vaccine diplomacy”, Russia therefore scores a point in Europe thanks to the regime of Viktor Orban. The Hungarian Prime Minister was confident on Friday during his weekly radio interview. “There is still a debate about how the vaccine will be available,” he said. It remains to be seen whether it can only be administered in a hospital, will require authorization from a general practitioner, or may even be available in pharmacies. In Hungary, as in most European countries, healthcare staff will be a priority. Vaccination will not be compulsory.
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