We are used to its discretion and even in this situation it could not be missing. He said he would wait his turn and he did. No fuss but an almost "stolen" shot for the vaccination of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella. Today it was his turn to receive the dose of the Covid vaccine. He went accompanied by his entourage to the Spallanzani hospital in Rome and lined up like other Italians waiting for their turn. Then that shot went viral: sitting in the waiting room after the vaccine waiting for the canonical fifteen minutes after the administration. Sergio Mattarella has thus once again demonstrated with a simple gesture that he is a man like many others. No discounts for him, but a patient wait. So vaccine for Mattarella like many of his age.
Vaccine for Mattarella
A short press release was then released by the Quirinale with some significant details of this important day for Mattarella. There were many waiting for the President of the Republic who arrived at Spallanzani. But few expected this special day for the head of state. And there seems to be so much amazement in the faces of those who were lined up with him to receive the dose. "He was close to me and greeted me, very nice person“Said a woman who crossed paths with the president. Mattarella will turn 80 on 23 July. It therefore belongs to the category of people who can receive the first dose of the vaccine during this period. He received a dose of Moderna's vaccine.
"For reasons of health safety but also for reasons of public order, it was agreed with the management of Spallanzani that no journalist will have access to the vaccination areas ", reports the Quirinale in a note. The photos were however officially released after. Mattarella has always considered the goal of vaccinations to be important, announcing that he would undergo the first dose "after the higher risk categories that must take precedence. Getting vaccinated is a choice of responsibility, a duty".
The photos disseminated on social networks
And so the images of the first vaccination for President Mattarella went viral on social media. Also for the choice not to spread the classic shot of the sting, but an almost stolen image. The wait after the vaccine. And this has amazed and excited on social networks. "The best - someone wrote -. I don't know how to express the affection and gratitude I feel ”. “The amazement of getting vaccinated with the President sitting a few chairs away from you. Mattarella one of us ". “An example for the entire political class at all levels. Thanks President!".
