The Vatican on Thursday confirmed
reports that Pope Francis has been vaccinated for COVID-19 and
said that former pontiff Benedict XVI has been too.
"I can confirm that, as part of the vaccination program of the
Vatican City State, the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine has
been administered to Pope Francis and to the Pope Emeritus,"
said Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office in
response to journalists' questions.
In an interview with Mediaset television last weekend, Francis
described being vaccinated 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."
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