Grandfather's First Sentence 96 Years After Covid-19 Vaccine: I Feel 30 Years Younger

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JAKARTA - An elderly person named Jos Hermans is the first recipient of the COVID-19 vaccine in Belgium. 96-year-old Jos was chosen as the first person, because he is the oldest resident of the nursing home in the city of Puurs, Anterp. After the injection, Jos said he felt 30 years younger.

Launching Euro News, Tuesday, December 29, apart from because Jos is the oldest resident. Local authorities chose Jos because he always adhered to the COVID-19 safety protocol. Jos seems to always keep his distance and wear a mask.

"He remained corona free during that period, he also made sure his health was guaranteed," explained local authority Fred Rogier. "And he fully supports the principles of vaccination."

Jos then expressed his happiness after being vaccinated. Getting the COVID-19 vaccine, 96 men said made him feel 30 years younger.

"Everyone needs to be vaccinated, when everyone has been given the injection, we are even more free, and our children and grandchildren can come and visit," said Jos.

But Jos will receive a second shot of vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech three weeks later. Along with Jos vaccination, there is also an elderly woman who is 102 years old from Brussels.

The woman who did not want to be named was then included in the 400 people who received the first period vaccine that day. So far Belgium has confirmed 639,734 cases of COVID-19 transmission. Among them, there were 19,234 cases died.