Ukraine's President Zelenskiy gets his vaccination

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy received his vaccination against COVID-19 on Tuesday.The president was given the jab at a hospital in the city of Severodonetsk.Zelinsky said he wanted to set an example to demonstrate the importance of vaccination and quell the anti-vaccination feeling amongst some in society.

Last year the president tested positive for the coronavirus while his wife was hospitalized will the illness.

On Monday health minister Maksym Stepanov also received his vaccination, the president said.