Serbian cave hermit gets the Covid-19 vaccine and urges everyone to do the same

Serbian hermit Petrovic standing at his cave in the southern Serbian city of Pirot. Photos: Oliver Bunic /AFP

Almost 20 years ago, Panta Petrovic made social distancing a lifestyle choice when he moved into a tiny Serbian mountain cave to avoid society.

Last year, on one of his visits to town, the dreadlocked man with a long beard found out there was a pandemic raging. After vaccines against Covid-19 became available, he got jabbed and urges everyone to do the same.