ROME — There was no special treatment for Italian President Sergio Mattarella when he received his coronavirus vaccine in a Rome hospital on Tuesday.
In a photo issued by his office, the 79-year-old head of state was pictured sitting in a chair alongside numerous others — all socially distanced — in a large room in which several medics were working.
Italy began its vaccination campaign in late December, but like many other countries, the program has stalled due to supply hiccups.
Mattarella waited until his age group was called up before getting the Moderna vaccine at Rome’s Spallanzani hospital.
He was vaccinated as part of “the campaign for those born in 1941,” his …
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