94-year-old Queen of England, 99-year-old husband and vaccination… The 85-year-old Pope also booked

The 94-year-old Queen Elizabeth II of England and the 99-year-old husband Philip Gong were vaccinated against the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), Buckingham Palace said on the 9th (local time). Pope Francis, 85, is also expected to be vaccinated against Corona 19 within this week.

According to Buckingham Palace, the royal doctor gave a vaccine to the Queen and Prince Philip that day in Windsor Castle, near London. It is not known which pharmacist vaccine the Queen and the couple received. Currently, in the UK, two vaccines are being vaccinated: Pfizer-Bioentech jointly developed vaccine and AstraZeneca-Oxford University jointly developed vaccine.

The British royal family usually does not inform the outside of any matters related to the queen’s health. The scene of the queen getting the vaccine on this day was not released on the broadcast. It appears that the vaccination was announced to prevent speculation.

The day the Queen was vaccinated, the cumulative number of corona19 cases in the UK exceeded 3 million. According to the Corona 19 spread map at Johns Hopkins University in the United States, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the UK as of this day is estimated to be about 302,6200. The cumulative death toll is 81,000, the highest in Europe. To date, 1.5 million people in the UK have completed at least one vaccination.

Meanwhile, Pope Francis, who has not held New Year’s Mass for health reasons, also announced that he plans to vaccinate against Corona 19 within this week.

According to AFP and others, the Pope will be vaccinated in the Vatican. Pope Pope said in a solo interview with the Italian broadcaster Canale5’s news program’Tg5′ and said, “I think ethically everyone should be vaccinated. Your health and life as well as others It is a problem that is at stake in human life.”

The Pope was initially scheduled to officiate at the New Year’s Mass on December 31 of last year and the New Year’s Mass on January 1 of this year.

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