With the coronavirus vaccines becoming available, more people who are at risk of contracting the virus are being vaccinated.
News Corp executive chairman Rupert Murdoch is one of the first to intake the vaccine in the United Kingdom, a spokesperson stated. At 89-years-old, the media mogul qualified for eligibility for the first round of vaccinations, The Guardian reported.
“I would like to thank the keyworkers and the [U.K. National Health Service] staff who have worked so hard throughout the pandemic, and the amazing scientists who have made this vaccine possible. I strongly encourage people around the world to get the vaccine as it becomes available,” Murdoch said. Murdoch reportedly went to a vaccine center in Henley, Oxfordshire, and anyone over the age of 80 is considered a second-tier priority for the vaccine. Meanwhile, priority goes to front-line health and social care workers, along with residents in assisted living homes and their caretakers.
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