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At
the Sulyan family's patisserie in the small town of Veresegyhaz,
northeast of Budapest, the choice is between a selection of
layered mousses with colourful jelly toppings, presented in
small glasses, with decorative syringes on top.
Each colour of jelly represents a different COVID-19 vaccine:
citrus yellow for AstraZeneca and a slightly darker yellow for
Sinopharm, matcha green for Pfizer, orange for Sputnik V and a
vivid blue for Moderna.
These sweet offerings from the Sulyan family come at a time when
millions of Hungarians are being asked to go through a
registration process to sign up for vaccination, whilst debating
the merits of the different vaccines being rolled out.
People are not being given a choice of shots but rather receive
whichever one is available from their family doctor. In recent
weeks, thousands have joined Facebook support groups to connect
with others who have received the same shots as they have.
"Here people have a choice, there is no registration, there are
no side-effects," said confectioner Katalin Benko at the Sulyan
patisserie, adding that the intention was not to campaign for or
against vaccination or in favour of one shot or another.
"Anyone can try these as the only possible side-effect would be
a little smile on their face," she said as she carefully spread
orange jelly on top of some mousses.
(Reporting by Krisztina Fenyo, editing by Estelle Shirbon)
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