Covid-19 vaccine: Pope Francis receives the jab
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Pontiff urges people to get the vaccine as former pontiff Benedict also given vaccine.
Both Pope Francis and his predecessor, former pope Benedict XVI, have received the coronavirus vaccine, the Vatican said on Thursday.
The Argentine pontiff, 84, has previously spoken of the importance of the jab in the fight against Covid-19, which has severely curtailed his own love of being among his flock.
Under the Vatican’s vaccination programme launched Wednesday, the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine has been administered to Pope Francis and the Pope Emeritus, spokesman Matteo Bruni said.
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