Dear Students,
The purpose of this post is to provide you with information regarding the COVID-19 vaccination in Hungary. For a start, we summarized the key points for you:
- Vaccines are voluntary and free – you do not need to have a TAJ number.
- You will need two doses to develop immunity.
- If you want to get vaccinated, register here first (do not worry, you might not get an email after registration).
- After registration, you can book an appointment for the vaccination here (even without a TAJ card) – and even choose the type of vaccine which will be given to you (availability of certain vaccines may change day by day though). The government made a video guide to help you with the appointment booking.
- There are some conditions (e.g. pregnancy, certain allergic reactions) in which the vaccine cannot be given to you. This includes a positive PCR test that was made within 3 months.
- Before getting the vaccine, you will need to fill out a consent form. We translated it for you, you can find it here.
If you are interested in a detailed explanation of the current situation, please continue reading.
As you probably know, COVID-19 vaccinations began in Hungary end of December. To get the vaccine, you need to register on this site. The vaccine is voluntary and free of charge, even without a TAJ number. After registration, you can book an appointment on this site. Find the video guide to the appointment booking above. Here, you can choose from the available vaccines. However, the availability of certain vaccines may change day by day though. Currently, the following five types of vaccines are used in Hungary: Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Sinopharm, and Sputnik V.
You will need two doses of the vaccine to develop immunity. Usually, these should be given 3-4 weeks apart (or more, depending on the type of the vaccine). However, there are some conditions in which the vaccine cannot be given to you. These include pregnancy, certain allergic reactions, an illness with acute fever and a few more. More importantly, if you have a positive PCR test which confirms that you were infected with COVID-19 within 3 months, you cannot get the vaccine. Before the vaccination, you will need to fill out a form to check whether you are eligible or not. We translated this form for you, you can find it here.
We hope this post is helpful and clarifies the situation for you. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the comments.
Kind regards,
The MedHelp Team
Hello
I want to ask about the immunity card or the vaccination certificate for the international student, for example I got my first dose last week and I’m still waiting for the second, but I heard that as a foreigners we will not be able to receive the vaccination card, is that right?
Dear Basel,
Sorry about this late response, we somehow overlooked your comment. I hope everything is settled by now and you found the right information for your questions. If not, please contact us at imt@bme.hu! We’ll be ready to answer all your questions in this regard.
Dear mentors ,
i have a question regarding to the vaccine and the immunity card . can i take the immunity card if i had corona before 3 months ? or is it still obligatiry to have to doses of vaccine ? because my body had developed his own antibodies against the virus and the vaccine will do nothing more !
Regars
Dear Yousef,
Having had COVID-19 is not a 100% guarantee that your body has sufficient immunity on the long run.
Please read this page for more information: https://www.imt.bme.hu/immunity-certificate/
I would like to highlight the fact that immunity cards issued after recovery are only valid for 6 months, while they don’t have an expiry date if they are issued based on vaccination.
Ultimately, I personally encourage everyone to get vaccinated.
I have tried to register for it but unfortunately, it didn’t work for me l don’t know why
Can you please help me?
Dear Serhat,
I honestly hope you have found another way of contacting us by now (if you are a BME student). Please send us an email to imt@bme.hu to get personalised help.