USA president Donald Trump ja tema abikaasa Melania lasid end jaanuaris vaikselt koroona vastu ära vaktsineerida.

Perekond Trump lasi end ära vaktsineerida veel Valges majas olles. Seda hoiti avalikkuse eest salajas, vahendab New York Times.

Pole teada, mis firma vaktsiini ja mitu doosi presidendipaar sai. Veel detsembris andis Valge maja teada, et presidendi vaktsineerimist pole planeeritud.

Trumpi vaktsineerimine toimus erinevalt president Joe Bidenist, asepresident Kamala Harrisest ja asepresident Mike Pence’ist avalikkuse eest varjatult. Avalikult on end lubanud vaktsineerida presidendid Barack Obama, George W. Bush ja Bill Clinton.

Trump and his wife received coronavirus vaccine before leaving the White House.

Former President Donald J. Trump and his wife, Melania, quietly received coronavirus vaccinations in January before leaving the White House, an adviser said on Monday. The news came a day after Mr. Trump appeared at the CPAC political conference in Orlando, Fla., where for the first time he encouraged people to go get vaccinated.