Prince William received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine
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Samantha Grindell
May 20, 2021, 21:33 IST
Prince William was vaccinated on Tuesday.Twitter/The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Prince William got his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday.
The Duke of Cambridge had COVID-19 in the spring of 2020.
William thanked people working on the UK's vaccine rollout when he announced he got his shot.
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Prince William got his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday.
The Duke of Cambridge announced he was on his way to being vaccinated on social media on Thursday.
"On Tuesday I received my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine," he wrote in a post shared on both Twitter and Instagram.
"To all those working on the vaccine rollout - thank you for everything you've done and continue to do," William went on to say.
-The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) May 20, 2021
William was trending on Twitter after he made his announcement on Thursday.
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The Duke of Cambridge did not say which COVID-19 vaccine he received on Tuesday. Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca are currently approved for use in the UK.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge did not say whether or not Kate Middleton had been vaccinated yet. The couple did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
Prince William isn't the first member of the royal family to receive a coronavirus vaccine
The royal family has been encouraging people to get vaccinated as soon as they can.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have not announced that they have been vaccinated, but they served as co-chairs of VAX LIVE, a concert to encourage people to get vaccinated when they can.
At the event, Harry received a standing ovation from a crowd of essential workers and promoted universal vaccine access.
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