In a picture on the court's website, the king is sitting with a rolled-up shirt sleeve and gets a syringe in his arm.
In a written statement, the king greets that he hopes that as many as possible will be vaccinated:
"The great vaccination against covid-19 is now underway around our country.
It is my hope that everyone who has the opportunity to be vaccinated in these coming months chooses to do so, so that together and as soon as possible we can get through this difficult time. "
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Sweden is currently in “phase 1” in the national vaccination program, which means that at present only people who live in special housing for the elderly, who have home care under the Social Services Act or who work in elderly care are allowed to be vaccinated.
Even adults who live with people who use home care have the right to be vaccinated in the first round.
The royal couple does not belong to any of these groups, to which several of SVT's audiences have reacted negatively.
According to the court, the royal couple has followed the king's doctor, life doctor, advice.
- First and foremost, they (the royal couple, editor's note) are 70 plus and the royal couple's life doctor has recommended that they get vaccinated, says Margareta Thorgren.
"You should see it as a community effort"
Can you understand that it is obvious to many that the royal couple may take the lead in the vaccination queue?
- Those are detailed questions about the vaccination that I can not comment on.
Sweden has a strategy for how the vaccination should go and in this case, the doctors have made this assessment, says Thorgren and adds:
- I want to emphasize the king's quote which can be found on the royal house's website.
That part of this is that there are a large number of people who are also hesitant about vaccination and here the royal couple can also work for us to get over the pandemic.
That you should see it almost as a social effort for us to get out of this pandemic.
A head of state can contribute to increased understanding of this issue.