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2021.03.07 19:25 GMT+8

Mahathir becomes oldest COVID-19 vaccine recipient in Malaysia

Updated 2021.03.07 19:25 GMT+8
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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is vaccinated against COVID-19, March 7, 2021. /Mahathir Mohamad's Facebook

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Sunday that he received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, making him the oldest recipient in the country at age 95.

Mahathir said he did not feel any side effects and called on all Malaysians to get vaccinated.

According to local media, the former prime minister was administered the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

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