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COVID-19 Vaccinations Offered At Dracula’s Castle In Romania

Bran Castle in Transylvania, Romania, is known for visions of vampires and gothic horror. The castle is believed to have been the inspiration for Dracula’s home in Bram Stoker’s 19th-century gothic novel, Dracula. These days, the castle has become a vaccination center for jabs of a more life-saving nature.

Dracula’s Castle is a COVID-19 vaccination center

As the world gradually does its best to vaccinate its citizens, sometimes people are nervous of the needle. This means a bit of originality is required to persuade them to get the COVID-19 jab. In Romania’s case, Bran Castle in Transylvania is currently hosting a COVID-19 vaccination center each week throughout May to encourage local residents to get the life-saving vaccination.

Rising above the town on a rocky promontory, Bran Castle is said to have been the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s 19th-century gothic horror novel, Dracula. While the connection with the famous vampire story is loose, Bran Castle is not afraid of living up to its reputation, and hosts spooky events every Halloween.

When it comes to the vaccination center, people don’t need to make a prior appointment and can just turn up during working hours. Once their vaccination is complete, each patient receives an illustrated “vaccination diploma,” which features a fanged healthcare worker.

The healthcare professionals like keeping with the castle’s spooky ambience and wear fang stickers while administering the vaccinations. Meanwhile, according to the New York Times, the jab on offer is the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

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But that’s not all. Vaccinated visitors get an additional bonus, as they receive free access to an exhibition of medieval torture tools. There’s nothing like getting a scare AFTER being on the receiving end of a vaccination needle!

Besides getting the COVID-19 vaccine, visitors to the castle get to enjoy beautiful views over the surrounding, thickly forested landscapes from the building’s conical towers.

About Bran Castle

Bran Castle was constructed in the 13th century, but was destroyed in battle. However, fears of a Turkish invasion led to a new castle being built on the same spot in 1382. During the 18th century, the castle was used as an administrative building and these days, is a museum dedicated to exhibiting art and furniture collected by Queen Marie of Romania. The Queen was offered the town of Bran in 1920 in thanks for her efforts in reuniting the country.

This means visitors mustn’t expect to see horror and vampires around every corner. They will rather see the queen’s fascinating belongings displayed throughout, together with appropriate video footage.

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Can you visit Romania right now?

At present, the US State Department recommends against travel to Romania and the country is closed to most US travelers. Meanwhile, in the UK, Romania has been placed on the “amber list” for travel.

It turns out Bran Castle is not the only tourist site in the world being repurposed as a vaccination center. For example, people have been vaccinated at the Museum of Natural History in New York. The city has also recently announced that US tourists can receive a one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccination in places like Central Park and Times Square. Ball games and churches have also become temporary sites, while Disneyland, California even set up a vaccination center.

For those living in England, residents have been able to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations in the 800-year-old Salisbury Cathedral.

Using popular tourist destinations as a vaccination site is a brilliant idea, encouraging those nervous of the needle to get their jab while enjoying a tour of their temporary vaccination center.

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