Because of this, nearly two million vaccinated people could lose their immunity certificates if they do not get their third vaccination, or if more than six months have passed since their second one. However, in Hungary, the immunity certificate is barely needed anywhere, with the exception of sports events, music and dance events, or other events held indoors or outdoors with more than 500 people.
PMO Gergely Gulyás announced that the current immunity certificates will be converted into vaccination certificates from February 15. The latter will be issued to anyone who:
- has had a second vaccination within six months
- six months have passed since their second vaccination, but have had their third vaccination in the meantime,
24.hu reports. They looked at how many people would be affected if the new rules were introduced from today. According to 24.hu, the government’s coronavirus portal reported six months ago, on June 13, that 5.2 million people had received their second vaccination by then. The most recent figures as of Thursday morning show that 3.3 million people had received the third vaccination, meaning that 1.9 million vaccinated people would now not have access to a vaccination certificate, because they are the ones, who despite having received the second dose more than six months ago, have not yet applied for the third.