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Queen ‘to get Covid vaccine in weeks’: 94-year-old Monarch ‘will wait in line’ for over-80 launch with 99-year-old Prince Philip before revealing he has had the hit to increase acceptance
- Both the queen and Prince Philip will not receive preferential treatment, the sources said.
- Instead, it is understood that they will ‘wait in line’ during the first wave of injections.
- They both hoped to accept the offer of the injection on the advice of their doctors.
- Public health experts believe that if a couple goes public it could combat misinformation
- He feared that conspiracy theorists might lead people to reject the vaccine.
The Queen is expected to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in a few weeks, and then reveal that she has been given it to encourage more people to take the vital jab.
High-level sources say that both the 94-year-old Monarch and the 99-year-old Prince Philip will not receive preferential treatment, but will instead ‘wait in line’ during the first wave of injections reserved for those over 80 and those over 80. residents of nursing homes.
Both are expected to accept the offer of the injection on the advice of their doctors.
Public health experts believe that if the couple goes public with the jab, it could go a long way toward combating misinformation spread by conspiracy theorists that, it is feared, could lead to a substantial proportion of the population rejecting the vaccine. .
The Queen (pictured with Prince Philip) is expected to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in a few weeks, then reveal that she has been given it to encourage more people to take the vital vaccine.
High-level sources say both the 94-year-old Monarch and the 99-year-old Prince Philip (pictured together) will not receive preferential treatment, but will instead ‘wait in line’ during the first wave of injections reserved for those over 80 years and the nursing home. residents
Possible roles Prince Charles and Prince William could play in publicizing the vaccination program are also being debated.
But courtiers fear that doing so could be seen as “politicizing” the family, as well as an invasion of their medical privacy.
However, the Queen’s involvement in backing the coups would be seen as a rallying cry for the nation. In 1957, she made it known that Carlos and Princess Anne had received polio injections to counter fears about the vaccine.
The possible role of the Royals is being discussed at Buckingham Palace and in Whitehall, where officials debate whether widely respected celebrities like Sir David Attenborough and Dame Judi Dench could also be deployed as public cheerleaders for the vaccine.
To avoid accusations of favoritism, older members of the Royal Family will be offered the vaccine at the same time as other members of their age group.
Possible roles that Prince Charles and Prince William (pictured last month) could play in publicizing the vaccination program are also being debated.
The Queen, who resides at Windsor Castle, spoke to diplomats via video link this month.
It means the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are unlikely to be vaccinated until next year, when people in their 30s are invited to jabs.
Sources last night said the couple “is willing to support everyone who has been involved.”
William has been closely following the progress of the vaccine being developed by a team from the University of Oxford. He visited their research lab in June and publicly congratulated them last month when his jab turned out to be 90 percent effective.
Operation Courageous, the largest mass vaccination program in the nation’s history, will go into action on Tuesday and most of the 50 hospitals that have received the vaccine will administer injections. GP ‘centers’ have been told to prepare to receive doses in the week beginning December 14.
The Queen and Prince Philip (pictured) are expected to accept the offer of the injection on the advice of their doctors.
In other developments yesterday:
- There were 397 new deaths from coronavirus in the UK, almost a fifth less than last Saturday, with another 15,539 cases reported.
- Official figures showed that daily Covid-19 infections in England fell by nearly half last month, from 47,700 at the beginning of the month to 25,700 at the end;
- Defiant shoppers embarked on a £ 1.5bn Christmas shopping spree following the lifting of national closing rules;
- The head of Pfizer, which helped develop the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine, slammed foreign critics of the UK’s swift approval of the jab, as fears were expressed that shortages of raw materials could hamper operations. efforts for the UK to deliver 10 million doses to Britain. the end of next year;
- Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer went into self-isolation after a member of his staff tested positive for the virus;
- NHS Test and Trace officials defended their work after a study suggested that 50 percent of the cases in Liverpool had been lost;
The head of Pfizer (file image), which helped develop the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine, criticized foreign critics of the UK’s swift approval of the jab, as fears were expressed that a shortage of raw materials could hamper efforts to obtain 10 million doses. delivered to Great Britain late next year
Meanwhile, vaccine trials for pregnant women will begin in the summer, said the director of the Oxford immunization program.
Until now, expectant mothers had been told that they will not be part of the UK vaccination program next year, another blow on top of the failure of Covid tests to be rolled out in maternity wards, as we previously reported.
But Professor Sarah Gilbert, project leader for the vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford and pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca, said pregnant women were an “important group” to include in clinical trials. Pregnant women can’t have Pfizer’s rival jab that will be released starting this week.
Last night, Downing Street declined to comment on whether the Queen would receive a vaccine.
And a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace said: ‘Medical decisions are personal and this is not something we will comment on.
