Three Swiss Guards who refused to take Covid jab quit Pope’s bodyguard

Three Swiss Guards who refused to take Covid jab quit Pope’s bodyguard
The Swiss Guards are a minor armed force and honours unit who guard the Vatican (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Three Vatican Swiss Guards who have refused to be vaccinated against Covid-19 upon Holy See orders have voluntarily left the storied corps to return to Switzerland, a Swiss Guard official has said.

Lieutenant Urs Breitenmoser told the Associated Press that all Swiss Guards had been asked to be vaccinated “to protect their health and that of the others they come into contact with as part of their service”.

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