Queen Elizabeth and her husband have been vaccinated against covid-19

Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip received their first dose of the new coronavirus vaccine on Saturday, Buckingham Palace reported.

The monarch is 94 years old and her husband 99 years old. Due to their advanced age, the couple are among the risk groups receiving the vaccine as a priority in the UK.

In the country, it has already been administered to nearly 1.5 million people since the first preparation was authorized in early December.

A source said the couple had been vaccinated by the Royal Family Doctor at Windsor Castle, where they live in detention.

Usually discreet about her state of health, Elizabeth II “decided to publish this information to avoid inaccuracies and possible rumors,” he said.

The United Kingdom is the country most affected in Western Europe by the pandemic, with around 80,000 deaths, after the 1,325 deaths announced on Friday.

Due to a highly contagious strain detected locally, the spread of the pandemic has accelerated again.