Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama got his first COVID-19 shot at a hospital in India Saturday morning — and then posted a photo on Instagram.
The photo shows him wearing a face mask and a scarlet robe as a masked and gowned worker gave him the injection at Zonal Hospital in Dharmsala, India, where he was reportedly remained under observation for about half an hour.
The Dalai Lama is urging his followers to also get the shot.
“In order to prevent some serious problem, this injection is very, very helpful,” he said in a video posted to YouTube.
“I took that so I want to share more people should have courage to take this injection.”
The New Indian Express reported the 85-year-old left his residence for the first time Saturday after more than a year of quarantining.
