World leaders who took Covid vaccine

World leaders around the globe have partaken in receiving the Covid-19 vaccine as an act to reassure their people that all the stigma around the vaccines are merely rumours. From US president Joe Biden to Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu many took the vaccine shots in front of the media to dispel any speculations. So far only a handful of world leaders have taken the vaccine as many await. 

US President Joe Biden 

US President-elect Joseph R Biden on December 21 received the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on live television and he received the second dosage on January 11.

US Vice Presiden Kamala Harris 

A nurse administers Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Photo: NDTV

A week after US President Joe Biden was vaccinated against Covid-19, Vice President Kamala Harris was also injected in front of the media with her first dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip

Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip. Photo: Collected

According to Buckingham Palace, on January 9, Queen Elizabeth II, 94, and her husband, Prince Philip, 99, received their Covid-19 vaccinations.

To dispel more confusion or inaccuracies on whether they got it, the queen decided to go public with news of their vaccinations. Vaccines were given by a household doctor at Windsor Castle.

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives a coronavirus vaccine at the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel. Photo: Amir Cohen/AFP via Aljazeera.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on January 10 became the first Israeli to have been vaccinated against Covid-19. He received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman

King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud vaccinated with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 08, 2021. ( ROYAL COUNCIL OF SAUDI ARABIA - Anadolu Agency )

King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud got the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on January 8.

Saudi Crown Prince

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives his first dose of a coronavirus vaccine on Dec. 25, 2020. Photo: SPA via Arabnews

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia received his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine On December 25.

Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum receiving Covid-19 vaccine. Photo: Collected

Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on 3 November 2020, reported through his Twitter account that he had received a Covid-19 vaccine shot.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong receiving a Covid-19 vaccine at Singapore General Hospital. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO via The Straits Times.

On January 8, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

President Wavel Ramkalawan of Seychelles

President of Seychelles receiving his first dose of Covid-19 vaccine. Photo: State House Office of The President of The Republic of Seychelles

The president of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan was given a shot of China's Sinopharm vaccine on January 11.

Pope Francis and former Pope Benedict

Pope Francis visits his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican, December 21, 2018. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS

Pope Francis and former Pope Benedict XVI on January 13 got their first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine as the inoculation campaign kicked off at the Vatican. 

Indonesian President Joko Widodo

President Joko Widodo receives a shot of COVID-19 vaccine at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Agus Suparto/Indonesian Presidential Palace via APnews

Indonesian President Joko Widodo was the first to get a shot of the Covid-19 vaccine in his country January 13. He received first of two doses Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine Sinovac Biotech.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan receives a shot of the Sinovac's CoronaVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Ankara City Hospital in Ankara, Turkey, January 14, 2021. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was administered a shot of the Sinovac's Covid-19 vaccine in front of cameras on January 14.