2021年CRI 中韩外长通话 匈牙利成首个接受中国疫苗的欧盟国家（在线收听）

China and South Korea have vowed to enhance cooperation in the fight against COVID-19.

The pledge came during a phone call between top diplomats of the two countries.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the two should maintain essential exchange and movement of people during the pandemic but warned against exporting cases to each other.

South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong expressed willingness to b?eef up regional cooperation with China against the pandemic.

They also touched on bilateral ties between China and South Korea and called for more communication as the two countries prepare for celebrating the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties.

Hungary has received its first batch of 550 thousand doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine from China.

Officials from the Hungarian government and the Chinese Ambassador to Hungary welcomed the vaccine's arrival at the Budapest International Airport.

Hungary approved Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine on January 29, making it the first country from the European Union to greenlight the Chinese vaccine.

US President Joe Biden's administration is increasing coronavirus vaccine supplies sent to states to 13.5 million doses per week.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki says they also will be doubling to 2 million doses per week the amount of vaccine being sent to pharmacies.

"This program will expand access in neighborhoods across the country so that people can call and make an appointment and get their shot conveniently and quickly. Eventually, as supply increases, more than 40,000 pharmacy locations nationwide will be providing COVID-19 vaccines through this program."

The White House press secretary says the Biden administration has increased weekly vaccine supplies to states by 57 percent since the middle of January.

Elderly residents were vaccinated in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, the last day before the city's vaccination program halts until new doses arrive.

Rio's campaign to vaccinate people 83-years-old and up proceeded faster than planned, forcing the temporary suspension of the program.

People below that age will have to wait another week before the campaign resumes.

83 year-old Geralda Olimpia, who once worked in a hospital, was very happy to receive her first dose.

Her daughter was emotional as she saw her mother getting vaccinated.

"We work in the morning, in the afternoon, at night, late night, on holidays, so I'm someone who could be a risk to her. I had some symptoms but it wasn't COVID-19, but I'm very relieved because it's her first (vaccine) dose."

So far, local authorities have managed to vaccinate almost a quarter of a million people.

European Union finance and economy ministers gathered in Lisbon and via videoconference on Tuesday to discuss future financial plans for the bloc.

The Portuguese Minister of State and Finance says that forecasts remain uncertain but EU economies should start to show signs of "strong recovery" between the second and third quarters.

"Vaccination campaigns are in progress, and in following months we'll be able to gradually lift restrictions, providing further breathing space to our economies."

In Brussels, the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission says growth should resume in spring, adding that the bloc's economy should return to pre-pandemic GDP levels in 2022, "earlier than previously forecast."

The University of Oxford has launched a study to assess the safety and immune response of teenagers to the COVID-19 vaccine it has developed with AstraZeneca.

Youths aged between 12 and 17 will take part in the first phase of the trial before it is expanded to children between six and 11.

The mother of sixteen-year-old Meara says her daughter was feeling "really lucky" to take part.

"I'm really proud of Meara, on Saturday morning she saw it on Twitter, within two hours she'd had a call from the nurses to book her in today. She was looking for something throughout the whole of the pandemic to play a part in improving the future for everybody so really proud that she's wanted to take part."

Around 300 volunteers will be enrolled and first inoculations are expected this month.

中韩两国承诺加强抗疫合作。

两国高层外交官在通话时作出上述承诺。

中国外交部长王毅表示，在疫情期间，双方应保持必要的交流和人员往来，但同时警告称要避免相互输出疫情。

韩国外长郑义溶表示愿同中方深化地区抗疫合作。

他们还谈到了中韩两国的双边关系，并呼吁在两国准备庆祝建交三十周年之际加强沟通。

匈牙利收到了来自中国国药集团的首批55万剂新冠肺炎疫苗。

匈牙利政府官员和中国驻匈牙利大使布达佩斯国际机场迎接疫苗。

匈牙利于1月29日批准了国药集团的新冠肺炎疫苗，成为首个批准中国疫苗的欧盟国家。

美国总统乔·拜登领导的政府将各州的疫苗供应量增加至每周1350万剂。

白宫新闻秘书珍·普萨基表示，他们还计划将药店的疫苗供应量增加一倍，达到每周200万剂。

“这项计划将扩大全国各地社区的接种数量，使人们可以方便快捷地打电话预约接种疫苗。最终，随着供应量的增加，全国将有超过4万家药店通过该计划提供新冠肺炎疫苗。”

白宫新闻秘书表示，自1月中旬以来，拜登政府每周向各州提供的疫苗供应量增加了57%。

周二，里约热内卢的老年居民接种了疫苗，这天之后该市将暂停疫苗接种计划，以等待新疫苗的到来。

里约为83岁以上人群接种疫苗的活动进行得比计划更快，迫使该计划暂时中止。

83岁以下人群要再等一周，届时疫苗接种计划将恢复。

83岁的杰拉尔达·奥林匹亚曾在医院工作，她非常高兴地接种了第一剂疫苗。

她女儿看到母亲接种疫苗时，情绪激动。

“我们上午、下午、晚上、深夜、节假日都在工作，所以我可能对她来说是有风险的人。我有一些症状，但不是新冠肺炎，她接种了第一剂疫苗，我感到松了口气。”

到目前为止，当地有在部门已为近25万人接种了疫苗。

周二，欧盟各国财政和经济部长齐聚里斯本，通过视频会议讨论欧盟未来的财政计划。

葡萄牙国务和财政部长表示，预测仍然不确定，但欧盟经济应该在第二和第三季度之间开始表现出“强劲复苏”的迹象。

“疫苗接种运动正在进行，在接下来的几个月里，我们将能够逐步取消限制，为我们的经济提供进一步的喘息空间。”

在布鲁塞尔，欧盟委员会执行副主席表示，经济增长应该在春季复苏，并补充表示，到2022年，欧盟经济将恢复到疫情前的GDP水平，“早于此前的预测”。

牛津大学启动了一项研究，评估其与阿斯利康公司联合开发的新冠肺炎疫苗对青少年的安全性和免疫反应。

12至17岁的青少年将参加第一阶段的试验，随后范围再扩大到6至11岁的儿童。

16岁的米拉的母亲称，她女儿对能够参加这个实验感到“非常幸运”。

“我真的为米拉感到骄傲，周六早上她在推特上看到了这个消息，不到两个小时她就接到了护士的电话，让她预约今天的活动。她一直在寻找能够在整个疫情期间让每个人的未来都变得更好的事情，她真的很自豪，她想要参与其中。”

大约300名志愿者将报名参加，预计本月将进行首次接种。