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1. Pope Francis and Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI receives the firsts doses of COVID-19 vaccine the first day of the vaccination campaign.
   2021-01-14 13:05:36 (First version)
2. Pope Francis and Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI receives their firsts doses of COVID-19 vaccine im the first day of the vaccination campaign in the Vatican City.
   2021-01-14 17:05:32 (Update)
3. Pope Francis and Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI receive their firsts doses of COVID-19 vaccine on the first day of the vaccination campaign in the Vatican City.
   2021-01-15 17:05:29 (Update)
4. Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI receive their firsts doses of COVID-19 vaccine on the first day of the vaccination campaign in the Vatican City.
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