Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The ex-Brazilian soccer player Edson Arantes do Nascimento ‘Pelé’ received the first dose of the vaccine against this Tuesday COVID-19 and celebrated the “unforgettable” day with a photo shared on his social networks.
“Today was an unforgettable day. I have the vaccine! But the pandemic is not over yet. We must maintain discipline to preserve lives when many people are not yet vaccinatedPelé stated in a post through his Facebook and Instagram accounts.
‘El Rey’ received the first dose of the vaccine in the port of Santos in São Paulo, where he spent most of the pandemic in isolation with his family, close to his mother who is turning a hundred and avoids participating in public events.
Please wash your hands and stay home if possible. When you go out, don’t forget to wear a mask and keep a social distance. That will happen if we can think of each other and help each other“, he said.
Named ‘Sportsman of the 20th century’, he turned eighty years old on 23 October.
In addition to Pelé, other Brazilian celebrities have received the covid-19 vaccine, such as the ‘Rey’ from the song Roberto Carlos, one of the most popular in the country and 80 years old.
The new coronavirus pandemic, which lasted a year in the South American country on Feb. 26, exceeded more than 257,000 deaths on Tuesday and nearly 10.6 million confirmed cases.