PARIS, March 19 (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Jean
Castex will receive the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
around 1335 GMT at the Begin military hospital near Paris,
confirmed Castex's office on Friday.
The vaccination of Castex is expected to be broadcast on
French TV, as part of efforts to restore public confidence in
the AstraZeneca vaccine.
(Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten;
Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)