Hungary: Country orders about 5 million covid-19 vaccine dosages

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LEDNICE, CZECH REPUBLIC - JUNE 11: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during the pressconference at the Visegrad Group (V4) summit at Lednice Chateau on June 11, 2020 in Lednice, Czech Republic. The Visegrad Group (V4), which includes the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, met for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak caused many countries across Europe to close their borders and restrict international travel. (Photo by Gabriel Kuchta/Getty Images)

Hungary has ordered close to 5 million vaccine doses for the novel coronavirus under a European Union scheme to provide potential COVID-19 vaccines, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on Friday.

The European Commission wants to strike deals with up to six drugmakers to buy promising COVID-19 vaccines in advance.

REUTERS