(CNN) Former President Jimmy Carter's foundation announced Thursday that the 39th President is planning to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. "After consulting with his doctors, President Carter is looking forward to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine when it is available to him," the center said in a short statement Thursday night posted on Twitter. Carter is 96 years oldThe news comes after fellow former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton said earlier this month that they would get Covid-19 vaccines publicly to prove it's safe. At the time of the trio's announcement, The Carter Center emphasized Carter's and his wife's support for vaccine efforts. "Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, said today that they are in full support of COVID-19 vaccine efforts and encourage everyone who is eligible to get immunized as soon as it becomes available in their communities," the Carter Center said in a statement on Twitter at the time.

Source: CNN December 18, 2020 03:33 UTC