Coronavirus - First Sputnik V jabs in Hungary administered

The first shots of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Hungary were administered in Budapest on Thursday, koronavirus.gov.hu reported. The first batch of 2,800 doses of the vaccine are being given to elderly citizens who have registered and meet the vaccination criteria in four hospitals of Budapest, the portal said. The Russian vaccine was granted a licence for use in Hungary on January 20.