Pope Francis, 84, received the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni confirmed to Efe.
The pontiff is immunized, he received this Wednesday morning the second dose of Pfizer vaccine, three weeks after the first, in the atrium of the Paul VI classroom, which has been prepared for the vaccination campaign of the Vatican State, said Matteo Bruni.
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The Health and Hygiene Directorate of the Vatican City reserved nearly 10,000 vaccines from the pharmaceutical company Pfizer for its vaccination campaign, which began on January 13, when Francisco received the first dose, among his nearly 3,000 employees and 800 residents.
As in the rest of the countries, the first to be vaccinated were the health personnel and the elderly.
Pope Francis had already anticipated that he would be vaccinated in an interview conducted before receiving the first dose.
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“I think ethically everyone has to get vaccinated. It is an ethical option because it concerns your life, but also that of others “, Francisco said at the time.
Various prelates, bishops and cardinals, have contracted the virus in recent months, among them Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Archbishop of Naples.
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The pope’s personal physician for five years, Fabrizio Soccorsi, died on January 10 at the age of 78 after “complications from Covid-19” when he was “hospitalized for a cancerous pathology.”
Francisco canceled all his trips abroad since the start of the pandemic in March 2020 and questioned the celebration of his visit to Iraq, scheduled for next March 5 to 8.
