Duchess of Cambridge Kate ‘hugely grateful’ for first vaccine dose

The Duchess of Cambridge has acquired her first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as Britain extends its inoculation programme to youthful folks.

Kate, the 39-year-old spouse of Prince William, acquired her shot at London’s Science Museum, a mass vaccination middle close to the couple’s house at Kensington Palace, in accordance with a photograph posted on their Twitter feed. She acquired vaccinated a number of weeks after her husband.

“I’m hugely grateful to everyone who is playing a part in the rollout — thank you for everything you are doing,” the duchess mentioned in a tweet posted Saturday.

Britain this week prolonged its COVID-19 vaccination programme to everybody over the age of 30. The programme has been progressively expanded to progressively youthful age teams because it started in early December, and greater than 70 per cent of adults have already acquired not less than one dose.

Different members of the royal household, together with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles, have publicised their vaccine appointments to encourage folks to get pictures.