The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has received the first dose of the emerging coronavirus vaccine and chose to share a video of it to encourage more people to trust the healthcare system.

And it seems to have made a huge difference already

The video has already been watched more than 17 million views and has been liked 46,000 times.

#عاجل#خادم_الحرمين_الشريفين – حفظه الله – يتلقى الجرعة الأولى من لقاح كورونا ( كوفيد – 19 ).#واس pic.twitter.com/B3gWVZ4PT5

— واس الأخبار الملكية (@spagov) January 8, 2021

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The Minister of Health thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for his support and for overseeing such an effective approach to handling the pandemic.

As of yesterday, the total number of cases in the country are 2024

#الصحة⁩ تعلن عن تسجيل (110) حالة إصابة جديدة بفيروس كورونا (كوفيد-19)، وتسجيل (4) حالات وفيات رحمهم الله، وتسجيل (174) حالة تعافي ليصبح إجمالي عدد الحالات المتعافية (355,382) حالة ولله الحمد. pic.twitter.com/A7eGTC5UU7

— وزارة الصحة السعودية (@SaudiMOH) January 9, 2021