81-year-old pensioner in the UK who made historical past when he turned the first man in the world to have the COVID-19 vaccination has died of an unrelated illness. (Representational picture)
An 81-year-old pensioner in the UK who made historical past when he turned the first man in the world to have the COVID-19 vaccination has died of an unrelated illness, the British media reported on Tuesday.
William Shakespeare hit international headlines on December 8 final 12 months when he turned the first man to have the jab to combat in opposition to the coronavirus on the University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire.
Shakespeare obtained his first Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on the similar hospital shortly after 91-year-old Margaret Keenan, who turned the world’s first individual to get the jab.
Coventry councillor Jayne Innes, a pal of Shakespeare, mentioned he had died on Thursday (May 20) and added the “best tribute to Bill is to have the jab”.
Bill, as he was fondly identified, handed away after a interval of illness on the similar hospital the place he famously obtained his vaccine, CoventryStay reported. Shakespeare had labored at Rolls Royce and was a parish councillor.
Shakespeare had served his local people in Allesley for greater than three many years and was an inpatient on the hospital’s frailty ward on the time of his first jab, mentioned it had been “wonderful”.
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Shakespeare leaves his spouse Joy, their two grownup sons and grandchildren, the BBC reported.
West Midlands Labour group mentioned on Twitter: “Bill made international headlines as [the first] man to have Covid vaccine.
“His many years of service to the social gathering had been lately recognised by Labour Party chief Keir Starmer.
“Our ideas are with Joy and Bill’s household and mates.
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