Queen Elizabeth II to go public after receiving COVID-19 vaccine

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip will let people know after they receive their dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, reported media outlet The Times quoting royal aides.

The 94-year-old monarch and her 99-year-old husband will be first in line to receive the antidote against coronavirus as the British government has stated that elderly people will be prioritised during the rollout of the COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine that was approved on December 2.

According to British governments vaccine roll out policy, the first doses will be provided to elderly care home residents and their caregivers, followed by people over 80 and health care officials.

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The Queen’s public backing of the coronavirus vaccine will help dispel myths touted by anti-vaxxers who often look to taint scientific development by circulating misinformation.

The coronavirus pandemic that originated from the wet markets of Wuhan has claimed more than 60,000 lives in the United Kingdom and has also infected more than 1.7 million people.

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Both Prince Charles and Prince William, who were in line to the British throne, had contracted the deadly COVID-19 virus early in the year, and have made full recovery since.

Queen Elizabeth in 1957 had made public that Charles along with his sister Princess Anne, then 8 and 6, had inoculated against polio, helping ease tensions against the side-effects of the vaccine.