THE Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have had their first Covid-19 vaccinations, Clarence House has confirmed.
Heir to the throne Charles, 72, and Camilla, 73, are in the fourth priority group for the rollout of the jabs.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set a target for all people in the top four groups to be offered a coronavirus vaccine by February 15.
The confirmation comes after the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were given the injection last month.
A Clarence House spokesman said: “The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have had their first Covid-19 vaccinations.”
No further details have been released, and it is not known which version of the vaccine they were given.
Charles had previously said he would ‘absolutely’ get the Covid-19 vaccine when it was offered to him.
The heir to the throne and his eldest son, the Duke of Cambridge, both contracted coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic.
Charles was described as having mild symptoms and lost his sense of taste and smell for a period, while it was reported William was hit ‘pretty hard’ by the virus.
It is also not known which vaccine the Queen and Philip were given.
People over the age of 70 who have not yet been offered a Covid jab are being encouraged to contact the NHS to arrange an appointment.
The top four priority groups include all those over 70, health and social care workers, care home residents, their carers and people deemed to be clinically extremely vulnerable to the virus.
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