The Dalai Lama has received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine at a hospital in India. After receiving the injection, the 85-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader urged people to come forward, be brave and get vaccinated. The spiritual leader and ten other people who live in the Dalai Lama's residence received the Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine. Born in 1935, the Dalai Lama fled Tibet after a failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959, making Dharamshala in northern India his headquarters. China does not recognize the Tibetan government-in-exile and accuses the Dalai Lama of seeking to separate Tibet from China.

Source: Daily Mail March 07, 2021 11:26 UTC