Romania, Dracula's Castle becomes a vaccination center

In Romania, Bran Castle, or the manor house that is known in the collective imagination as “Dracula’s Castle” because it apparently inspired Bram Stoker’s well-known 1897 book (today, however, it is a popular museum that tells the story of Transylvania), is becoming a vaccination center to entice Romanians to vaccinate against Covid-19. Every weekend starting in May, outside the castle, doctors and nurses will grant doses of the Pfizer-Biontech vaccine to anyone who wants it, without an appointment, and the dose will be administered by a health worker who will have a sticker with vampire canines on his coat. Each visitor who decides to get vaccinated will also receive a “vaccination diploma” and a free tour of the castle’s torture room, which houses a collection of 52 medieval torture instruments.

Since the vaccination campaign at Bran Castle was launched, hundreds of people have availed themselves of the service, which is currently open only to residents of Romania (so the doses will not be able to be administered to tourists). The campaign is part of a series of initiatives to speed up vaccinations: in fact, the Romanian government hopes to reach 5 million vaccinated people (out of a population of 19 million) to return to normal as soon as possible.

Pictured: the Bran Castle. Photo by Dobre Cezar

Romania, Dracula's Castle becomes a vaccination center

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