William Shakespeare, the second individual in the world to get the Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine jab died due to an unrelated sickness. The 81-year-old had made world headlines on December 8 after obtained his first Covid vaccine in December at University Hospital Coventry after 90-year-old British grandmother Margaret Keenan, the primary individual to obtain a vaccine shot out of scientific trials.
Reporters had been fast to notice that Coventry is positioned 20 miles from Stratford-Upon-Avon, the birthplace of his namesake, England’s best dramatist and poet. Shakespeare, a former Rolls Royce worker and parish councillor, died on the similar hospital — University Hospital Coventry- after a protracted sickness, the Daily Mail reported.
Coventry councillor Jayne Innes, and a pal of Shakespeare in a Facebook submit on Monday stated: “Bill will likely be remembered for a lot of issues, together with a style for mischief,” and added the “best tribute to Bill is to have the jab”.
Shakespeare who was an inpatient on the hospital’s frailty ward on the time of his first jab had stated he was “happy” to be given the jab and the hospital staff had been “wonderful.”
The Allesley resident had been a parish councillor for 30 years, of which he was chairman of the parish council for 20 years. In addition, he had served as a governor at Allesley Primary and Coundon Court colleges and was proud to be from Coventry, stated Innes.
West Midlands Labour group, in a tweet stated: “Bill made world headlines as the primary man to have Covid vaccine. His many years of service to the get together had been lately recognised by Keir Starmer.”
We’re sorry to hear of the death of Coventry Labour stalwart Bill Shakespeare. Bill made global headlines as 1st first man to have Covid vaccine. His decades of service to the party were recently recognised by @Keir_Starmer. Our thoughts are with Joy and Bill’s family & friends. pic.twitter.com/ANCTeGFYEs— West Midlands Labour (@WMLabour) May 24, 2021
He leaves behind his wife Joy, their two adult sons and grandchildren.
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