‘We booked straight away’: first Covid vaccine tourists arrive in San Marino

Tiny European republic is offering two Sputnik V jabs as part of holiday package

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The group of four friends from Latvia had driven 26 hours in a camper van to reach San Marino, where they became the first visitors to take advantage of the microstate's Sputnik V Covid vaccine holiday package.

One person in the group, Armens, 48, was so happy to receive the Russian jab - available to non-residents who book accommodation in San Marino hotels - that he kept the empty vial as a souvenir after receiving his first dose on Tuesday.