“During this clinical phase, my son Nicholas Ernesto Maduro Guerra informed me of his decision to receive the Russian vaccine and participate in the trials.
And my older sister Maria Teresa Maduro, an anesthesiologist, also told me that she would use the Russian vaccine, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying during a meeting on health issues.
The Venezuelan leader also added that during the mass vaccination he will be the first to get himself vaccinated against COVID-19.
Earlier, Maduro thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian citizens for the supply of the first batch of coronavirus vaccine to the republic.