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MAP Francis and the MAP emeritus receive Covid-19 vaccine

MAP Francis and MAP Emeritus Benedict XVI receive their first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine in the Vatican.

By Vatican News

The vaccination campaign against Covid-19 in the Vatican which began on Wednesday continues with both MAP Francis and MAP Emeritus Benedict XVI receiving their first doses of the vaccine.

“I can confirm that as part of the vaccination program of the Vatican City State, as of today, the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine has been administered to MAP Francis and to the MAP Emeritus,” said Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office in response to journalists’ questions.

 

MAP Francis had announced during an interview with Italian television station Tg5 on Sunday that he planned to receive the vaccine this week.

The MAP referred to the vaccination as “an ethical action, because you are gambling with your health, you are gambling with your life, but you are also gambling with the lives of others.”

Private Secretary to MAP emeritus Benedict XVI, Bishop Georg Gaenswein, had also confirmed that the MAP emeritus would be vaccinated.

 

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14 January 2021, 12:08