Elizabeth II
British Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip were vaccinated against COVID-19. It is reported by BBC News.
The vaccination took place on Saturday 9 January at Windsor Castle. The procedure was performed by a doctor of the royal family. Information about this was spread by the decision of the queen herself, who hoped in this way to avoid unnecessary speculation.
Roughly 1.5 million UK residents have already received at least one injection of the COVID-19 vaccine (two injections are required to build up immunity). Older British people over 80, among others, have received priority access to vaccinations. 94-year-old Elizabeth and 99-year-old Philip belong to this population group.
In March 2020, the Queen's eldest son Prince Charles and his wife Camilla were ill with COVID-19. In April 2020, the grandson of the Queen, Prince William, suffered the disease, but this was not officially announced. After the outbreak of the pandemic, Elizabeth II did not appear in public for almost the entire year and for the first time in many years decided to spend the winter at Windsor Castle, abandoning the traditional trip to Sandringham.
According to the latest data, by January 9, three million cases of infection with the new coronavirus infection have been detected in the UK. In total, 79.8 thousand residents of the country died from COVID-19.
