Vatican starts COVID-19 vaccinations


  • World
  • Wednesday, 13 Jan 2021

A fridge used to store doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is seen amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Vatican, January 12, 2021. Picture taken January 12, 2021. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican, the world's smallest state, began its COVID-19 vaccination program on Wednesday but it was not clear when Pope Francis would get his shot.

A statement said the program started in the atrium of the large hall normally used for papal audiences. It gave no details but a source said the first doses were administered to doctors and other members of the Vatican health services.

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