‘This is a great thing to do’: Boris Johnson receives AstraZeneca vaccine
By AFP
21 March 2021 |
4:07 pm
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says "it's the best thing for you, the best thing for your family and for everybody else" after receiving a first dose of AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine. de Boris Johnson après avoir reçu une première dose du vaccin Covid d'AstraZeneca
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