Elizabeth II and Prince Philippe in a 2018 polo match -

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This is perhaps the best way to convince the British to get vaccinated.

Queen Elisabeth II and her husband Prince Philippe received their first injection of the coronavirus vaccine on Saturday, Buckingham Palace announced.

The 94-year-old monarch and her husband, 99, "received their vaccine against Covid-19 today," a spokesperson said.

The royal couple have joined the 1.5 million people who have already received their first injection in the United Kingdom.

A second source told British news agency PA that the Queen and her husband had been vaccinated by the royal family doctor at Windsor Castle, where they are spending the period of confinement.

Usually quite discreet about her state of health, "the Queen has decided to make this information public in order to avoid inaccuracies and possible rumors," PA added.

UK coronavirus death record

Europe's country most bereaved by the pandemic with nearly 80,000 dead - including 1,325 announced on Friday, a record - the United Kingdom is currently facing an outbreak of contamination by the coronavirus attributed to a more contagious variant.

Confined for the third time, the country has embarked on a "race against time", facing hospitals on the verge of saturation, to vaccinate by mid-February the over 70s, caregivers and patients. vulnerable people, i.e. around 15 million people belonging to a category of the population where 88% of deaths due to Covid-19 occur.

The vaccination campaign began in early December using the vaccines currently available, the BioNTech / Pfizer and the one designed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford.

The British health regulator gave the green light on Friday to a third vaccine, that of the American laboratory Moderna, but it will not begin to be used until the spring.

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