Brussels (dpa) – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen celebrated her first Covid-19 shot on Thursday by posting a picture on Twitter of herself receiving the PFizer/BioNTech vaccine.
«I’m very glad I got my first shot of Covid-19 vaccine today,» the 62-year-old EU executive chief wrote. «Vaccinations will further gather pace, as deliveries are accelerating in the EU.»
It was von der Leyen’s turn to receive the vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech according to the rules of Belgium’s vaccination campaign, according to her spokesperson.
Seven of the 27 European Commissioners have now been jabbed, the spokesperson added.
The photo showed von der Leyen with a plaster bearing an EU flag – blue with a ring of gold stars – on her arm.
«The swifter we vaccinate, the sooner we can control the pandemic,» the German EU official wrote.