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Orban scolds Serbia for getting Chinese vaccines, now Hungary wants them too


Author:N1 Belgrade

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A million doses of the Chinese coronavirus vaccine arrived in Serbia in
mid-January, and thus Serbia became the first European country to start mass
vaccination with the Chinese vaccine. After seeing this, Hungary also
announced the purchase of Sinofarm's vaccines, although the Chinese vaccine
was not approved in the EU. Were we a "waiting room" for the Hungarians, as
Prime Minister Viktor Orban claims?

The leader of the People's Party, Vuk Jeremic, informed the public that he
was vaccinated with the Chinese vaccine, not to brag, but so that, as he
says, he would not be misunderstood.

And yet, he was misunderstood after he posted an audio recording of the
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on a social network, with this
translation.

"It will sound bad, but they (Serbia) come to us as a waiting room, where
they'll try the vaccines for us, which we are still reluctant to buy," said
the Hungarian Prime Minister, according to Jerenic.

It also sounds bad when the Hungarian Prime Minister's statement is placed
in the correct context. Here is exactly what he said on the Hungarian state
radio.

"First of all, Serbia is a serious country. It managed to organize supplies
better than those in the European Union. Secondly, it is a question of a
waiting room - maybe the word 'laboratory' is not appropriate, but
essentially that's what it is - a place where they test the vaccines which
we are still not sure about, if I may say so," said Orban.

The fact is, foreign media write, we are seeing an EU debacle with the
vaccination, and that the countries that adhered to their own agreements on
vaccines fared better than EU member states that are waiting for centralized
procurement of vaccines.

That is how the German Chancellor saw the question of Serbia's
resourcefulness.

"Serbia vaccinates faster because Serbia is vaccinating with the Chinese
vaccine. We have always said that anyone who seeks approval from the
European Medicines Agency is very welcome. That is exactly what I talked
about with the Russian president, now we hear that the Russian vaccination
has good results as well. Any vaccine is welcome in the EU, but only the one
that provides the necessary information to the European Agency will be
approved," said German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.

While the West doubts the Chinese vaccine, Deutsche Welle writes, a campaign
is underway in the Chinese state media that calls into question the
efficiency and safety of vaccines approved in Western countries, especially
the Pfizer's vaccine.



 

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