The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Saturday morning visited the local government hospital to receive COVID-19 vaccine. His Holiness in a video message also encourages others to do the same as it is recommended by medical professionals. Since the beginning of pandemic more than a year ago, we witnessed a death toll of more 2.5 millions and still counting.
In one of the most significant achievements in terms of medical field, vaccines for Coronavirus have been developed in less than a year and it is being rolled out across the world today. Despite contesting views about the effectiveness of vaccines, it seems to be the only way out of the pandemic that brought world to a strict halt for at least a year. India is carrying its vaccination drive through two vaccines, Covaxin and Covishield.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited the Zonal Hospital, the local government hospital in Dharamshala, India to receive the first of the two dose COVID-19 vaccine. In a video message from the vaccination site, His Holiness says that he is taking the vaccine according to the suggestions of his doctors and friends. He also encourages others to take vaccines to avoid serious problems from the pandemic.
This is the first time the 85 year old spiritual leader stepped out of his residence since the beginning of the pandemic. His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been on self quarantine since the beginning of 2020 while carrying out his public teachings and engagements virtually. The following is the clip of the video message from the vaccination site in Dharamshala.
Media credit: Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama