"UK COVID-19 Vaccine, Queen and Consort Also Scheduled to Receive"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] Local media reported that Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and her husband, Prince Philip, are also scheduled to receive the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine developed in the UK.

On the 6th (local time), British media cited a senior source saying that the royal couple will wait their turn to be vaccinated just like everyone else.

The UK was the first country in the world to approve the emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech and will begin vaccinations on the 8th of this month.

According to government guidelines, the COVID-19 vaccine will first be given to elderly residents and staff in care homes, followed by people aged 80 and over and healthcare workers.

The UK government has pre-ordered 40 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, of which 800,000 doses are scheduled to be supplied first starting next week.

Since the COVID-19 vaccine requires two doses administered 21 days apart, the quantity secured by the UK government is sufficient to vaccinate 20 million people.

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