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First man to get Pfizer jab William Shakespeare dies aged 81

Published 16:24 25 May 2021 BST

Charlie Herbert
First man to get Pfizer jab William Shakespeare dies aged 81

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He was only the second person in the world to get the jab.

William Shakespeare, the first man to get the Pfizer-BioNTech, has sadly passed away at the age of 81, of an illness unrelated to the vaccine Coventry councillor Jayne Innes, a friend of Mr Shakespeare, said he had died on Thursday and added the "best tribute to Bill is to have the jab". Shakespeare had worked at Rolls Royce and was a parish councillor. Ms Innes wrote in a post on Facebook: "Bill will be remembered for many things, including a taste for mischief."
West Midlands Labour group said on Twitter: "Bill made global headlines as [the 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 and friends." https://twitter.com/WMLabour/status/1396865956203352064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1396865956203352064%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk-england-coventry-warwickshire-57234741
Councillor Angela Hopkins said Mr Shakespeare had helped her when she had campaigned for the Bablake ward.
"He was very thoughtful and always, in his work as a parish councillor, very much putting forward the concerns and views of the local residents in his area," she said.

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