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Boris Johnson received his first dose of a coronavirus vaccine at London’s St Thomas Hospital, where he was treated in intensive care for Covid last year, and urged others to get the vaccine.
Photographs showed the prime minister, with his left sleeve rolled up to his shoulder, being injected with a first dose of the Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine, the version that has been in the center of a row after many EU countries suspended its use.
Another photo showed the prime minister after the injection, raising both thumbs in the air. “I literally felt nothing, so it was really good, really fast and, you know what I’m going to say, I can’t recommend it too much,” Johnson told reporters as he left, with a sticker on his lapel. of his suit to show that he had received the blow.
“Everyone when you get your notification to attempt a jab, please go ahead and get it. It’s the best for you, the best for your family and for everyone else. “
When asked what he would say to people concerned about the suspension by some countries of the Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine, he said: “Don’t listen to me, listen to all scientists… The risk is Covid, this is a great thing to do. . “
Downing Street announced earlier in the week that 56-year-old Johnson was getting the vaccine and that it was going to be Oxford / AstraZeneca. This was not requested, but officials knew where the vaccination would take place and therefore which one he would receive.
Regulators in the EU and the UK reaffirmed their faith in the safety of the vaccine after suspensions in EU countries for fear of an association with blood clotting problems.
Johnson is among more than 26 million people in the UK who have received at least their first dose of a vaccine.
