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UK's Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip given COVID-19 vaccines

A source said the vaccines were administered by a royal household doctor



A Nov. 3, 2016 file photo of Britain's Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II
Image Credit: AP

London: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip received COVID-19 vaccinations on Saturday, Buckingham Palace said, in a rare public comment on the private health matters of the long-serving monarch.

"The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have today received Covid-19 vaccinations," a Buckingham Palace spokesman said.

A source told Britain's domestic Press Association news agency that the queen, 94, and Philip, 99, were given the injections by a royal household doctor at Windsor Castle.

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