His Holiness the Dalai Lama/file photo/OHHDL

Dharamshala: Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has received the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine at his residence on Monday. The vaccine was administered by a medical team of Delek hospital led by Dr Tseten Dorjee, personal physician to His Holiness.

According to Secretary Tseten Samdup Chhoekyapa, Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (OHHDL), the entire staff and security details of His Holiness, including those living in the residence, were also vaccinated.

His Holiness had taken his first dose, on 6 March, at the local govt. hospital here in a bid to bolster public confidence in the vaccine. Taking the jab, His Holiness encouraged everyone to get the vaccine, describing it as “something helpful” for the greater good of humanity.