Former US President Donald Trump has urged his Republican supporters to be vaccinated against Covid-19, saying he would recommend it.
In a TV interview, Trump said the vaccine was “safe” and “something that works”.
Trump’s conservative fan base one of the main groups resistant to the vaccine programme.
The former president himself was criticized during his time in office for playing down the seriousness of the pandemic.
As the vaccination programme has been rolled out across the US, all other living ex-presidents have spoken out, urging Americans to get the jab.
However, Trump has remained largely quiet on the subject.
Trump and his wife, Melania, were vaccinated at the White House in secret in January.
“I would recommend it,” said Trump during an interview on Fox News Primetime on Tuesday.
“I would recommend it to a lot of people that don’t want to get it and a lot of those people voted for me, frankly.”
“It’s a great vaccine, it’s a safe vaccine and it’s something that works,” added Trump.
Trump’s comments came a day after his successor, President Joe Biden, expressed frustration at the reluctance among some conservatives to get the jab.
