Germany's Merkel receives shot of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel received her first shot of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, her spokesman said on Twitter.

"I am happy that I received the first vaccination with AstraZeneca," the Twitter post quoted Merkel, 66, as saying. "Vaccinations are the key to overcoming the pandemic," she added in the quote.