(Above) Paulette Lenert, Luxembourg's Minister of Health; (below) pictured with nurse Myriam Keller; Credit: SIP / Luc Deflorenne

Luxembourg's Minister of Health Paulette Lenert received her first dose of the BioNTech / Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 on Wednesday morning.

The Health Minister took to social media to thank the on-site teams at the vaccination centre in Mondorf-les-Bains, "who provided a smooth and pleasant atmosphere". 

She encouraged everyone to get vaccinated, stating: "Vaccination is the only way out of this pandemic".