Willie Nelson, 87, gives thumbs up after receiving COVID-19 vaccine at a transit clinic in Texas: ‘Take a chance! Take care of yourself and others
Willie Nelson received the COVID-19 vaccine at a door clinic with a long wait this week, according to a post he shared on his Facebook page.
‘Take a chance! Take care of yourself and others, ‘the 87-year-old country star insisted when he became one of nearly 10.6 million people in America to receive at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, according to the NY Times.
In the photos, he posted again from the Texas-based Family Hospital Systems, the singer can be seen shooting with a thumb on the camera and wearing a blue surgical mask.
It feels good: Willie Nelson received the highly anticipated COVID-19 vaccine at a transit clinic this week, according to a post he shared on his Facebook page.
“Getting your COVID vaccine is Willie’s cool,” the Austin-based emergency wrote three images of the ten-time Grammy winner in Cedar Park.
Nelson falls into the CDC’s second group of people eligible for the vaccine, which includes people aged 75 and older, who are at high risk for hospitalization, illness and death due to COVID-19. ‘
His wife, 30-year-old Annie D’Angelo, 64, also opened up to tell Rolling Stone about the experience, saying they felt very ‘happy’.
‘We took care of it [he] did not cut anyone – the health workers were actually angry because we waited so long because he is 87 years old and has COPD, ‘she told the magazine this week.
‘Take a chance! Take care of yourself and others, ‘the 87-year-old country musician encouraged his fans when, according to the NY Times, he became one of nearly 10.6 million people in America to receive at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine.
“He bragged yesterday after realizing he did not even have a sore arm,” she remarks. ‘Now, today, his arm is obviously sore. We’re both just a little tired. I do not know if we would be tired anyway, but we are going to do what they said and let the vaccine do its job. ‘
Nelson’s 90-year-old musician sister, Bobbie, also received the Moderna vaccine.
To best protect her husband, Annie explained that she was extremely careful and did not allow anything into her home unless it was first sterilized.
“He bragged yesterday after realizing he did not even have a sore arm,” his wife told Rolling Stone. ‘Now, today, his arm is obviously sore. We’re both just a little tired. I do not know if we would be tired anyway, but we are going to do what they said and let the vaccine do its job ‘
Despite being strictly locked up, she said Willie worked hard writing songs and recordings in his home studio with his sons Luke and Micah.
“We work three times a week to be healthy, and he sings, and that’s really helpful,” she revealed. ‘Sometimes he just puts on his [SiriusXM] channel Willie’s Roadhouse and sings on top of his lungs to his music. This is good exercise. ‘
According to Willie’s last performance before the pandemic was ‘at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo for an audience of more than 80,000 people’ on March 4.
His wife also revealed that Willie hopes to be on the road again in the fall and touring again in the fall if ‘we can get some kind of herd immunity’.
Optimistic: Willie’s last performance before the pandemic was on March 4 for an audience of more than 80,000 people, but he hopes to tour again in the autumn.