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You can now get your COVID-19 vaccine at Dracula’s castle Updated
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In a bid to raise awareness for local tourism, the Romanian
government is offering free entrance to all those who choose to get vaccinated
at the infamous Bran Castle.
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Ever since the
world shut its doors and went into lockdown in March 2020, tourism around the
world has come to a screeching halt. However, as the vaccine rollout becomes
more accessible in certain countries, tourism is finally opening up again. Now,
in an exciting bid by the Romanian government, residents of Romania are able to
Photo by DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP via Getty Images
Dracula s Bran Castle in Romania is offering residents the opportunity to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
Visitors who get the jab will also receive free entry to the site s torture exhibit.
The campaign is part of the Romanian government s efforts to reach 10 million vaccinations by September.
Doctors at the Bran Castle in central Romania are offering visitors the opportunity to get vaccinated at the Transylvania site believed to be the inspiration for Bram Stoker s epochal vampire novel, Dracula.
But interested Romanian visitors will be trading the bite of a bloodsucker for the protective powers of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Visitors can now get Covid-19 vaccine at Dracula s castle in Romania May 11, 2021, 06:02 PM
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People arrive at a vaccination center during the vaccination marathon organized at the Bran Castle in Bran village on May 8, 2021.
Photo by DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP via Getty Images
Dracula s Bran Castle in Romania is offering residents the opportunity to get a Covid-19 vaccine.
Visitors who get the jab will also receive free entry to the site s torture exhibit.
The campaign is part of the Romanian government s efforts to reach 10 million vaccinations by September.
Dracula.
But interested Romanian visitors will be trading the bite of a bloodsucker for the protective powers of a Covid-19 vaccine.
Dracula s Romanian Castle Is Now A Covid-19 Vaccination Site
Don t worry, it s perfectly normal to take this many blood samples inside the castle.
Getting a Covid-19 vaccine usually rewards patients with a free sticker and near-immunity to the current worldwide pandemic, but Romania is taking its drive to vaccinate its population a step further by throwing in a free tour of Dracula s lair.
The 14th-century Bran Castle, which is believed to have been the inspiration for Dracula s lair in Bram Stoker s Dracula novel, is being used as a location to administer Pfizer shots as part of the Romanian government s push to vaccinate 10 million people by September according to the BBC.