Injected With The COVID-19 Vaccine, Pele: An Unforgettable Day

Pele (Instagram @pele)

JAKARTA - Pele received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday and he called this moment an unforgettable day.

The 80-year-old Brazilian soccer legend posted the news on his social media channels along with a photo of himself having an injection in his right arm.

Pele, who has won the World Cup three times, did not reveal where he got the injection but he has been living at his home in Guaruja outside Sao Paulo since the pandemic hit Brazil a year ago.

"Today is an unforgettable day, I have received the vaccine", Pele said on the ESPN website as quoted by Antara. "The pandemic is not over yet. We must continue to be disciplined to protect ourselves until more people get the vaccine".

Less than 4 percent of Brazil's population has received anti-corona virus vaccination.

Brazil is the country with the second-highest death toll from COVID-19 in the world with 260,000 victims. Last week was the deadliest for the country since the start of the pandemic in which 8,244 people were confirmed to have died from COVID-19.

Pele also urged his followers to wash their hands and stay at home as much as possible.

"When you go out, please don't forget to wear a mask and keep social distancing", said Pele.