Ian McKellen
, who played the wizard Gandalf in 'The Lord of the Rings' saga, said he was euphoric after receiving his first dose of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine.
In addition, the 81-year-old Briton asked to give it to the people to whom they have offered it.
The National Health Service (NHS), the entity that is carrying out the massive COVID-19 vaccination program in the United Kingdom, published several photos of the actor dressed in a blue t-shirt and a multicolored scarf, raising his thumb when receiving the injection .
The famous also expressed in a publication on his official Instagram account, "It is a very special day, I feel euphoric. I feel very lucky to have received the vaccination. I really hope that, as more people get vaccinated, we will move forward in the way back to a more normal way of life. "
As expected, the
post
received many
likes
and in a few hours it went viral.
So far, the snapshot has already accumulated over 323,000 red hearts.
The artist went to Queen Mary University Hospital in London to receive this dose.
McKellen also wanted to calm the most apprehensive and assured that the injection does not hurt, as well as the importance of achieving group immunity as soon as possible in order to defeat the pandemic.
"Anyone who has lived as long as I have is still alive because they have received other vaccines before. That is why the acceptance among older people will be 100%, because we know that we do it not only for ourselves, but also to protect our people more Getting the vaccine is doing something for society, "he explained.
"Of course, it is also painless. I feel very fortunate to have had the vaccine," concluded McKellen, who took the opportunity to publicly thank all the workers of the English public health system for the hard work during these months of health contingency.
"Next time I come, well, no, six days after I come, I will give you all a big hug, is it allowed? I don't know. This is the real advantage of all this, watch and see what works in this country and what doesn't work, and it seems to me that the NHS is at the top of the list of institutions that do work. Of course, I know I wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for the NHS. I'm a bit older than the NHS, but when I was a child, having good medical treatment available when necessary, what a wonderful idea, "he said.
So far, almost 140,000 people have already received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine in the UK since it started on December 8.
Remember that people over 80 years of age are in the highest priority group.
Many celebrities are expected to follow the actor's example when the desired campaign begins in the rest of the world.
Ian McKellen's career began in the 1960s, but he achieved a new global fame in 2000, when he played Gandalf in the
Peter Jackson-
directed tapes
and Magneto in 'X-Men'.
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