The world may be a stage, but William Shakespeare from Warwickshire did not shy away from his work: Britain launched the coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday, making Mr Shakespeare the second person in the country to receive the vaccine.
“Can he change our lives from now on, can’t he?”, Said Mr. Shakespeare, 81, shortly after being vaccinated at the University Hospital Spital Coventry in central England, where he is 20 miles north. The name, a little older and more famous poet and playwright, was born.
One of the first recipients of the vaccine had such a famous name – a fact confirmed by the National Health Service – that Britain at the time brought surprising and light-hearted jokes about the difficult task of implementing the largest vaccination campaign in its history.
“Shakespeare gets the covid vaccine,” the BBC wrote in a headline. Shakespeare’s Come Mady “The Taming of the Pole” Become Taming the flu. And “Verona’s Gentleman” quickly became Corona’s Gentleman.
In reference to Hamlet, one user wrote on Twitter, “If patient 1A is for the Margaret Keenan vaccine, what about the first patient to receive the William Shakespeare vaccine, and not 2B…,” and Mr. Shakespeare, who was ahead in line.
There was also weight in Britain’s theaters.
Mr. Shakespeare received a shot in his left hand and was wearing a hospital robe and bright red gloves.
Britain’s health secretary, Matt Hancock, appeared Some tears flowed When he heard the name of the first person in the country to receive the vaccine on ITV.
Mr. Shakespeare and Ms. The injection was the first step in giving more people a sense of normalcy, said May Parsons, a hospital nurse who administered the dose to Keenan. “It’s really important for me to know that they’re going to be safe, they’re going to be protected,” she said. Parsons told Sky News about the first recipients of the vaccine.
For the numerous jokes made, however, Mr. Shakespeare’s relatives reminded everyone that “their” William was more a part of Shakespeare’s supernatural fame.
Emily Shakespeare “At some point he wants to see his wife, children and grandchildren who can’t visit him at the moment. Said on Twitter About his uncle.
“Bill is very dear,” he added in a congratulatory reply.
