Dalai Lama receives first shot of Covid-19 vaccine, thanks Indian government

The Tibetan spiritual leader took the first dose at a hospital in Dharamshala Saturday morning and urged people to come forward in large numbers and get vaccinated.

Dalai Lama taking his first shot of the Covid-19 vaccine at Zonal Hospital Dharamshala on 6 March, 2021 | ANI

Dharamsala: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was administered the first dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine at Zonal Hospital here on Saturday morning.

The Dalai Lama’s office thanked the the Government of India and the Himachal Pradesh dispensation for facilitating the first dose of the vaccine for the spiritual leader.

After getting inoculated, he asked people to come forward in large numbers and get themselves vaccinated for the greater benefit.