Ricky Gervais confirmed he received the Covid-19 vaccine on Thursday when he shared a photo with a needle in his arm on Twitter.
The comedian (59) folded his forehead when he got the jab, but did not specify what kind of vaccine he received.
He recorded a black ensemble and a face mask for the photo: “Take it, you are COVID ****!”
“Take it, you COVID ****!” Ricky Gervais confirmed he received the Covid-19 vaccine on Thursday when he shared a photo with a needle in his arm on Twitter.
The star was wearing an all-black ensemble and a face mask when he received the vaccine – the latest in a series of stars slammed this week.
Phillip Schofield, 58, of This Morning, meanwhile, said he was “painlessly whipped up” when he shared a photo of the Covid-19 Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine on Tuesday.
Fellow television host Lorraine Kelly, 61, received an injection from Oxford / AstraZeneca on Sunday and took to Twitter to share the milestone moment.
McMafia star James Norton, 35, who suffers from type 1 diabetes, says he is “happy and relieved” about the vaccination against Oxford / AstraZeneca.
The recommended dose for Oxford / AstraZeneca is two doses to be administered at an interval of 8 to 12 weeks.
Stay safe: The comedian (59) folded his forehead when he was stabbed, but did not specify what kind of vaccine he received (photo in January last year)
Protection: Phillip Schofield shared a photo on Tuesday of receiving the Covid-19 Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine while thanking the medical team for administering the ‘painless sting’
The manufacturers of the three vaccines, AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna, which have been approved by the MHRA so far, have all said they plan to adapt their sites to tackle the coronavirus variant this year.
AstraZeneca, the maker of the Oxford vaccine, said it hoped the new vaccine would be ready by the autumn.
MHRA’s CEO, dr. Raine Raine, said there is no evidence that current vaccines lack efficacy against known coronavirus variants.
She said: ‘Since December last year we have all been concerned about the prevalence of variants – Kent, South Africa, more recently Brazil’, and therefore we are well prepared to check, when necessary, for updates to ensure that the vaccines used in citizens are fully effective.
Jabbed: Lorraine Kelly, 61, co-host of Oxford / AstraZeneca on Sunday, took to Twitter to share the milestone
Vaccinated: McMafia star James Norton, 35, who suffers from type 1 diabetes, says he is ‘happy and relieved’ about the Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccination
‘Our goal is to ensure that vaccine adaptations in the future, which respond to the new variants, are available in the shortest possible time, but without compromising on safety, quality and efficacy in any way.
“What I would like to emphasize at the outset is that at the moment we do not have evidence that the vaccines are being used in the UK, but that we are well prepared now.”
Britain’s vaccination rate is accelerating, and Matt Hancock revealed on Friday that two out of five adults have now been vaccinated as deaths fall ‘faster and faster’.
About 21.3 million people received their first dose, and the historic deployment means that deaths dropped by 41 percent within a week.
The health secretary said: ‘You can really see the effects of the vaccine in the number of deaths.
To stay safe: The recommended dose for Oxford / AstraZeneca is two doses to be administered at an interval of 8 to 12 weeks.
‘The link between cases and hospitalizations and then deaths that were unbreakable before the vaccine is now breaking.
“The vaccine protects the NHS and saves lives across the country.”
The positive figures on Friday led to new speculations about the lifting of the closure and whether the road map can be accelerated.
Ministers have repeatedly insisted that the timetable will not be speeded up, but with each week of positive data, the pressure is mounting to end the restrictions more quickly.
More than one million people have now both received doses of Covid-19 vaccine, meaning 2 per cent of British adults have been fully vaccinated.
Progress: Britain’s vaccination rate is accelerating, and Matt Hancock revealed on Friday that two out of five adults have now been vaccinated as deaths fall ‘faster and faster’.