WHO Boss Gets Coronavirus Vaccine Shot In Geneva
Muhammad Irfan Published May 13, 2021 | 02:00 AM
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 13th May, 2021) The head of the World Health Organization received a shot of a coronavirus vaccine at a university hospital in the Swiss city of Geneva on Wednesday.
"Today it was my turn to get vaccinated [at] Hopitaux_unige against #COVID19.
Vaccines save lives," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tweeted.
He did not name the vaccine brand. Switzerland uses Pfizer and Moderna vaccines in its immunization program.
The 56-year-old Ethiopian went on to call on those who live in a country where coronavirus vaccines are available to "please get vaccinated when it's your turn."
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