Dalai Lama gets Covid-19 vaccine shot

Dalai Lama gets Covid-19 vaccine shot

This handout photograph taken on March 6, 2021 and released by the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (OHHDL) shows the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama getting inoculated with the Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine by a health worker at a vaccination center in Dharamsala. (File photo: AFP)The 85-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, was administered the first dose of the Covishield Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday in Dharmsala, India.After receiving the injection, he urged people to come forward and get vaccinated.Ten other people who live in the Dalai Lama's residence were also administered the Covishield vaccine.Comments Read Next4 hours agoSaudi Arabia to reopen gyms, cinemas, restaurants20 hours agoSaudi announces 384 new cases, 5 deaths22 hours agoKuwait: Worshippers allowed to walk to mosques during curfew22 hours agoSaudi Arabia starts COVID-19 jabs at home23 hours agoSaudi: Over 360 shops shut down for violating health protocols23 hours agoUAE reports 3,072 new coronavirus cases, 10 deaths2 days agoUAE: New campaign offers free PCR tests at home2 days agoKuwait imposes nationwide curfew for one month2 days agoUAE closes eight businesses for Covid-19 violations2 days agoIndia records 17,407 new Covid-19 cases