The Beatles crooner, 78, is eager to receive the Pfizer jab against coronavirus
Other older stars, such as Sir Ian McKellan, Lionel Blair and Prue Leith, have already been vaccinated this week
Paul said: The vaccine will get us out of this. I think we’ll come through it, I know we’ll come through it. I’ll have it as soon as I’m allowed
He also expressed that he feels lockdowns arent realistic - despite England having undergone two already I can’t imagine that girls you see in Liverpool in the tiniest of mini-skirts on a Saturday night, I’m not sure you can say to them, Look, you’ve got to stay home! he added
Ian McKellen Got the X-Gene He Deserves
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Can t advocate for a mutant nation state without good vaccination protocols, really. (Image: Fox/Disney)
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Sure, it’s not magnetism. But it’ll help one of the most beloved actors around avoid catching an illness that has claimed the lives of over a million people this year.
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Dec 18, 2020 I feel very lucky, The Lord of the Rings star said.
Ian McKellen was not acting when he got vaccinated against COVID-19 ― but the “Lord of the Rings” star still reached out to his audience.
“It’s a very special day,” McKellen wrote Thursday on Instagram (see the post below) with a photo of him giving the thumbs-up. “Anyone who has lived as long as I have is alive because they have had previous vaccinations.”
McKellen, 81, a two-time Oscar nominee who was a regular in the blockbuster “X-Men” franchise, took his shot at convincing vaccine doubters.
“The take up amongst the older generation will be 100% ― it ought to be ― because you’re having it not just for yourself but for people who you are close to ― you’re doing your bit for society,” he wrote.
Sir Ian McKellen Receives Pfizer Vaccine, Says He Feels ‘Euphoric After Getting Coronavirus Jab
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Lord of the Rings actor Sir Ian McKellen, on Thursday, became the first actor from Hollywood to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer. Soon after the actor took to social media and revealed that he feels lucky to have got the vaccination. According to reports, Ian McKellen received the vaccine at Queen Mary s University Hospital in London.
The 81-year-old-actor also shared pictures while the vaccine was being administered to him by a medic. While talking to the Daily Mail he said, It s a very special day, I feel euphoric. Anyone who has lived as long as I have is alive because they have had previous vaccinations, the take up amongst the older generation will be 100% - it ought to be - because you re having it not just for yourself but for people who you are close to - you re doing your bit for society.
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“Anyone who has lived as long as I have is alive because they have had previous vaccinations.” – Sir Ian McKellen, 2020
COVID-19 vaccination programs are rolling out in a number of Western countries. In the U.K., vaccination efforts have been underway for a week now, with the first resident receiving hers publicly, and with the country focusing on getting the shot to elderly residents as quickly as possible, a number of celebrities have received theirs: Lionel Blair, Marty Wilde,Â
Bake Off‘s Prue Leith, and, most recently, Sir Ian McKellen.
I feel very lucky to have had the vaccine. I would have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone. https://t.co/gBLRR0OeJc