On Thursday, MotoGP announced that it had agreed with the Qatari authorities that the COVID-19 vaccine would be offered to the entire country in the country, following the successful rollout of the region among its population.
The pfizer vaccine offered requires the two doses to be divided into 19 days.
Marquez will therefore travel to Qatar to get the first jerk before returning home to continue his training before returning to MotoGP, Motorsport.com has learned.
Most of the MotoGP paddock received the first dose of the vaccine on Friday, although Takaaki Nakagami turned down the offer.
Most Moto2 and Moto3 teams have changed their plans to stay in Qatar as both doses of the vaccine can be given.
“This is a fantastic opportunity that the Qatari government is offering to the MotoGP community, and the Repsol Honda team is very grateful,” said Alberto Puig, Honda team boss.
“We understand that Qatar wants to protect all the people of the World Cup and also its people.
“As far as Marc is concerned, he will have to be vaccinated because it was created to fight this virus.”
Marquez was cleared by doctors to start riding motorcycles again, as the right arm he broke in last year’s Spanish Grand Prix finally showed great signs of healing after a third operation in December.
Honda listed Marquez on the preliminary entry list for the GP in Qatar on March 28, and the Spaniard did not rule out the possibility of winning the race, despite not testing the pre-season.
However, there are still doubts whether he will be ready to ride when the season starts just 13 days from now.
If Marquez is unable to race in the opening round, HRC Test driver Stefan Bradl is likely to step in to take his place just like last year from the Czech GP.