Rakonczay: I managed to get out of a situation after which I am glad I stayed alive
Extreme athlete Gábor Rakonczay, who planned to paddle across the Atlantic while standing, reported giving up his record attempt in a live video.
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Kásler: Vaccine Not A Matter of Party Politics
The vaccine against the coronavirus is not a matter of party politics, Human Resources Minister Miklós Kásler said on Sunday. Immunity resulting from mass inoculation is the only way to stop the pandemic, Kásler said on Facebook.
State Secretary: Europe ‘lining up’ for Chinese Vaccine
Europe is “lining up” in China for vaccine, state secretary Tamás Menczer said on his Facebook page on Sunday.
DK Launches Petition Against Chinese Vaccine
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is launching a petition against allowing inoculation in Hungary with a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine that has not been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the spokesman for the party’s parliamentary group said at an online press conference on Saturday.
Vaccination Continues at Nursing Homes
The vaccination against Covid-19 of residents and staff at nursing homes is continuing at the weekend, in line with the inoculation plan, the Coronavirus Press Centre told MTI on Saturday.
LMP: PM Should ‘Let Medicines Authority Do Their Work’
Opposition LMP is calling on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to “let the medicines authority do their work”, the party’s co-leader said at an online press conference on Sunday.
Párbeszéd: Chinese Vaccine is ‘Gamble’ Without ‘Thorough Approval’
Opposition Párbeszéd believes using a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine for mass inoculation in Hungary is “a gamble” without subjecting it to a “thorough approval process”, the party’s European Union expert, Benedek Jávor, said at an online press conference on Sunday.
Ministry Issues ‘Code Red’ Alert to Protect Homeless in Extreme Cold
Minister of Human Resources Miklós Kásler has issued a “code red” alert to protect homeless people from extremely cold weather forecast for the coming days, a ministry official said on Saturday.
LMP Initiates Petition for ‘Fairer’ Pension Rise
Opposition LMP is starting a petition for a “fairer pension increase that exceeds the rate of inflation”, the party’s co-chair Erzsébet Schmuck said at on online press conference on Saturday.
Teachers Union PDSZ Protests Model Change in Tertiary Education
The national board of the PDSZ teachers’ trade union issued a statement on Sunday protesting the model change in Hungarian tertiary education.