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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has received his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and appealed to people to get vaccinated as soon as they can while stressing that nations must ensure the vaccine is available to everyone, everywhere.
Guterres, 71, received the first dose of the Moderna vaccine at a New York City public school Thursday. Guterres gestured to make a victory sign as he was administered the shot.
In a tweet, he said, I was fortunate and grateful to get the first dose of my #Covid19 vaccine today. We must get to work to make sure the vaccine is available to everyone, everywhere. With this pandemic, none of us is safe until all of us are safe.
I was fortunate and grateful to get the first dose of my #COVID19 vaccine today.
We must get to work to make sure the vaccine is available to everyone, everywhere.
With this pandemic, none of us are safe until all of us are safe.
✌ for #Vaccinated pic.twitter.com/OpCVJloY7W
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) January 28, 2021
My appeal is for all to take profit of the opportunities that exist and be vaccinated as soon as they can, he said, adding that it is important for everybody, everywhere to be vaccinated.
I am very thankful to the City of New York for including @UN staff and diplomats in their #COVID19 vaccination programme.
Solidarity is crucial in our global fight against the pandemic.pic.twitter.com/z9WXm60OiS
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) January 29, 2021
The NYC Mayor’s Office for International Affairs said in a tweet that as a New Yorker who is over 65 years of age, the UN Secretary-General received his Covid-19 vaccine.
