Astrazeneca is yellow, Pfizer green: Hungary's Covid vaccine-themed treats

At a patisserie in the small town of Vere­segyhaz, the choice is between a selection of layered mousses with colourful jelly toppings, presented in small glasses, with decorative syringes on top

A Hungarian pastry shop has launched a range of Covid-19 vaccine-themed sweet mousses as a light-hearted antidote to angst over the different types of vaccines and the implications of receiving one or another of them.

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.