King XV XV Gustaf of Sweden will receive the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

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The King of Sweden, 74, and the Queen, 77, are the latest European royals to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, despite the country not providing a job for other people over 70 for another month

  • The King of Sweden, 74, and Queen Silvia, 70, received doses at Stenhammar Castle
  • People over 70 in Sweden will not be vaccinated until next month
  • Sweden is one of six countries complaining about delays in Pfizer shipping

Le joe davies for mailonline

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King of Sweden Carl XI and Queen Silvia got the first glimpse of the coronavirus vaccine today.

The Swedish king, 74, and the queen, 77, received the sights at Stenhammar Castle this morning despite the vaccine not being given to people older than 70s until next month for a larger population. across the country.

They are both in good health after the dose, confirmed Margareta Thorgren, information director of the Swedish Royal Court.

It comes as Sweden became one of six EU countries to complain about delays in receiving the Pfizer vaccine today.

Health ministers of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia signed a letter complaining about delays in the conduct of the essential vaccine.

The King of Sweden Carl XI (pictured) and Queen Silvia got their first glimpse of the coronavirus vaccine at Stenhammar Castle today

Today, Ms Thorgen said the royal couple are delighted that vaccinations have started in Sweden and hope they can set an example.

She declined to explain why the royals received a dose before the start of Phase 2 of the vaccination process in Sweden, when people over the age of 70 start receiving the vaccine.

Ms Thorgen told Aftonbladet: ‘It follows the advice of a royal family doctor.’

In a statement, the king said: ‘The massive vaccine against Covid-19 has now begun across our country.

‘I hope that everyone who has the opportunity to be vaccinated in the coming months will choose to do so, so that we can get together and as soon as possible get through this difficult time. ‘

The news comes days after Buckingham Palace revealed that the Queen, 94, and the Duke of Edinburgh, 99, had received the Covid-19 vaccine at Windsor Castle.

The news comes days after Buckingham Palace announced that the Queen, 94, and the Duke of Edinburgh, 99, had received the Covid-19 vaccine at Windsor Castle.

King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway received the first dose of the vaccine yesterday Queen of the UK, 94, and Duke of Edinburgh 99, received the Covid-19 vaccine at Windsor Castle on Saturday.

The vaccine – developed by Pfizer by German partner BioNTech – began delivery in the EU in late December.

U.S. biotech company Moderna began delivering its vision this week.

But about a third of the 27 EU governments announced ‘adequate’ doses at a video conference of health ministers on Wednesday, a person who attended the virtual meeting told Reuters.

In a letter submitted on Friday, six EU governments called on the European Commission to press Pfizer-BioNTech ‘to ensure the sustainability and transparency of timely (vaccine) delivery’.

‘This position is unacceptable,’ said the letter, signed by the health ministers of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

‘Not only does it affect the proposed vaccination records, it also reduces the credibility of the vaccination process.’

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she had spoken to Pfizer and was reassured that scheduled delivery will take place in the first quarter of 2021.

Pfizer said a temporary impact on shipments in late January to early February would be caused by changes to manufacturing processes to increase production.

‘While this will have a temporary effect in late January to early February, it will significantly increase the doses available for patients in late February and March,’ Pfizer said in a statement.

EUROPE MAKES MODERNA JAB … NOW IT’S INVOLVED IN BRITAIN

The European drug regulator today approved the Moderna coronavirus vaccine and will receive supplies from next week thanks to a contract it struck last summer.

But Britain will lose access to the vaccine early because it officially left the EU last week and did not place its own order early enough to secure a special supply.

UK regulators did not rush to approve the vaccine when phase three trials ended at the end of last year as they were unable to deliver until spring.

They now have to make their own assessment of the injection as the automated behavior for permits granted by the EU came with Brexit.

Moderna injection, which appears to be as good as Pfizer / BioNTech and works in the same way, has already been used on members of the public in the US.

The U.S. received its first dibs on supplying the injection in exchange for funding its research and development, while other countries delivered in early 2021.

Experts from the European Medicines Agency approved their approval of the vaccine today and the European Commission finalized a contract for 180million doses.

Europe entered into a contract in August and delivery of the first bags will begin next week, Moderna confirmed today. The company is still in contact with the UK.

Scientists in the UK said it was not a mistake to order a Moderna vaccine earlier because it would be a gamble to prescribe another vaccine the same as Pfizer, which both use the same technology never tried before Covid-19.

But with Britain now scraping the vaccine millions of people every week fearing being hampered by a shortage of supply, an extra injection could be a blessing.

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