Queen Elizabeth II’s oldest son and British Royal Family member Prince
Charles on Wednesday criticised those opposing the inoculation process, as
British ministers proceeded to allay public fears over health safety. The
Prince said that there was no need to fear vaccination, AFP reported.

His statement, however, coincided with several countries stopping the
rollout of AstraZeneca jabs due to adverse effects, including suspected links
to blood clots.

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“Who would have thought, for instance, that in the 21st century
that there would be a significant lobby opposing vaccination, given its track
record in eradicating so many terrible diseases” AFP quoted the Royal as saying
in an interview to Future Healthcare journal.

The Prince of Wales, 71, received his first jab in February after testing
COVID-19 positive last year.

He has been vocal in his advocacy of the vaccine amongst Britain’s general population as well as its minority community.

Camilla, wife of Prince Charles, confirmed on Tuesday that she had
been vaccinated with the AstraZeneca shot.

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While the British administration and Britain’s scientists continuously
oppose the notions related to safety of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, several
countries in Europe, including Germany, France and Spain, have halted their usage
of the vaccine, awaiting a review by the European Medicine Agency (EMA).

In a newspaper article published on Wednesday, Health Secretary Matt
Hancock said there was “no evidence” that vaccines caused blood
clots.