London: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip received Covid-19 vaccinations on Saturday at Windsor Castle by a Royal household doctor, said Buckingham Palace. In the country the Covid- 19 pandemic surpassed three million cases, began in 2020.
“The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have today received Covid-19 vaccinations,” a Buckingham Palace spokesman said, in a rare public comment on the private health matters of the long serving monarch. It is understood the queen decided the information should be made public to prevent inaccuracies and speculation. More than 1.5 million people in Britain have so far received virus jabs, as the biggest immunization programme in its history ramps up with priority given to the elderly, their carers and health workers.
Britain on Saturday passed the grim milestone of three million cases during the pandemic, after the Government announced another 59,937 new cases. It also recorded another 1,035 fatalities from the virus, taking the total death count to 80,868, one of the highest in Europe alongside Italy. The Government aims to have inoculated 15 million of the most vulnerable groups, including frontline NHS staff, by mid-February, and has deployed the armed forces to help with the rollout.