Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Creator Karikó Among New Members of Academy of Sciences Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Karikó was elected an honorary member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences at a closed session of... 2022.05.04.
Hollywood Actor Liam Neeson Expresses Thanks to mRNA Pioneer Katalin Karikó In a new video by UNICEF, the famous actor thanks scientists, health workers, and activists - including Hungarian biochemist Katalin... 2022.04.27.
Coronavirus in February: Fifth Wave in Retreat The Omicron variant, which led to the fifth wave of the coronavirus epidemic in Hungary, has been slowing down over... 2022.03.04.
Covid-19 in January: Skyrocketing Case Numbers but Fewer Deaths Shortly after the fourth Covid-19 wave ended in Hungary, the appearance of the Omicron variant reignited the virus. The new... 2022.02.03.
Coronavirus in November: Drastically Spreading Virus, Record High Mortality Rate in Hungary The epidemiological statistics of Hungary continue to sharply deteriorate. In November, the negative shift was so great that the country... 2021.12.06.
New Large-Scale Hungarian Study Shows Effectiveveness of Vaccines Used in Hungary A new large-scale study has been published on the effectiveness of vaccines used in Hungary. The study shows how well... 2021.11.26.
Budapest Christmas Market to be Held Again after Last Year’s Hiatus Last year, the Budapest Christmas Market was canceled with the aim of inhibiting the spread of the coronavirus. This year,... 2021.11.12.
New National Data Shows Importance of Vaccination How well do vaccines protect against infection or serious, fatal complications during a coronavirus outbreak? - Beatrix Oroszi, a member... 2021.11.12.
Parliament Office: Members of Parliament Do Not Have to Be Vaccinated At the end of October, the head of the Prime Minister's Office, Gergely Gulyás, announced that employers would be given... 2021.11.12.
Gov’t Publishes Data on Vaccinated and Unvaccinated People Among Infected The government has announced how many vaccinated people were among those infected between August and the end of October. The... 2021.11.11.
Enormous Labor Shortage in Tourism, Mandatory Vaccination Would Worsen Situation Employers will certainly not introduce mandatory vaccination in the hospitality industry, the president of the Hungarian Hotel and Restaurant Association... 2021.11.10.
Katalin Karikó Wins New York Academy of Medicine Award The 2021 New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) Annual Awards is dedicated to Innovators in Health. The winners include the... 2021.11.10.
Doctors Urge Everyone to get Vaccinated and Want More Measures from Gov’t to Fight Covid On Tuesday afternoon, the Hungarian Medical Association compared on their Facebook page the number of people who died in car... 2021.11.10.
President Áder Chief Patron of Charity Concert for COVID Orphans President János Áder is the chief patron of a charity concert benefitting children who lost parents to Covid-19, to be... 2021.11.09.
Guest Nights up 70% Yr/Yr in September The number of guest nights at commercial accommodations in Hungary rose by an annual 70.3 percent to 1,881,000 in September,... 2021.11.09.
Coronavirus – Hungary Donating Vaccines to Ghana, Rwanda Hungary is donating 800,000 coronavirus vaccine doses to Ghana and 300,000 doses to Rwanda, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on... 2021.11.09.
Interior Minister: Authorities Worked Well Under “Enormous Pressure Due to Pandemic and Illegal Migration” Hungary's authorities controlled by the interior ministry have been under "enormous pressure" in the recent period due to the coronavirus... 2021.11.05.
Coronavirus: Current Trends in Hungary Point to Severe Situation in Near Future According to Gergely Röst, member of the epidemiological modeling and analysis working group, vaccination is not enough in the next... 2021.11.04.
Rector of Semmelweis University Vaccinates with Astonishing Speed Béla Merkely, Rector of Semmelweis University, has been vaccinating people since December 26th and says that he has now vaccinated... 2021.11.04.
Epidemiologist Forecasts 150-180 Daily Covid Deaths for End of November The pandemic has embarked on a new, faster growth trajectory, Gábor Vattay, epidemiologist and head of the Department of Physics... 2021.11.03.
Public Opinion Research Results on Covid Restrictions Strongly Differ 30 percent of Hungarians were in favor of the government introducing stricter measures aimed at containing the fourth wave of... 2021.11.02.