Armenian prime minister, wife get vaccinated against Covid-19

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03.05.2021, 12:02

Armenia's Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in a Facebook post today that he and his wife Anna Hakobyan were vaccinated against coronavirus.

Armenian prime minister, wife get vaccinated against Covid-19

YEREVAN, May 3. /ARKA/. Armenia's Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in a Facebook post today that he and his wife Anna Hakobyan were vaccinated against coronavirus.

“Today Anna and I were vaccinated against the coronavirus. We urge our citizens to actively contact polyclinics and get vaccinated,”Pashinyan wrote.

He also drew attention to the fact that it is highly likely that in the second half of 2021 the leading countries will impose restrictions on the entry of unvaccinated citizens.

Pashinyan did not specify which of the vaccines was used for his and his wife vaccination. Large-scale vaccination started in Armenia on April 13. The goal is to have as many as 700,000 people get vaccinated during the year.

Armenia has already bought 24 thousand doses of AstraZeneca, 100,00o dozes of Chinese coronavac and 29,000 dozes of Russian Sputnik V vaccines. Vaccination is voluntary for all citizens over 18 years of age.

According to the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 10 persons have died from Covid-19 during the past 24 hours, taking the total tally of such deaths to 4,149. -0-

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