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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro receives Sputnik V vaccine, jokes about speaking Russian
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has received a first dose of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.
Key points:
- The 58-year-old President and his wife received the jab in Caracas
- Venezuela received 100,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine on Saturday
- The nation also plans to distribute the Sinopharm and AstraZeneca vaccines
A video published by Mr Maduro’s own Twitter account showed the President and his wife, Celia Flores, getting the shot in the capital city Caracas on Saturday.
“They say you come out speaking Russian,” Mr Maduro joked while waiting for the vaccine, wearing a face mask and a white t-shirt.
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