‘2B, or not 2B?’: ‘William Shakespeare’ gets COVID-19 vaccine
The second patient to get Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is an 81-year-old man named William Shakespeare, the Daily Mail reports.
Shakespeare received the vaccine at the University Hospital Coventry on Tuesday.
The Mirror reports that just like his famous namesake, England’s greatest poet and playwright, Shakespeare is also from Warwickshire.
This detail, of course, inspired social media to make light of the situation, with many throwing jokes and puns inspired by the works of the writer regarded as the world’s greatest dramatist.
“If Margaret Keenan is patient 1A for the vaccine, would William Shakespeare be 2B, or not 2B,” one Twitter user quipped.
If Margaret Keenan is patient 1A for the vaccine, would William Shakespeare be 2B, or not 2B ... #BBCBreakfast
— VoiceOfTheMysterons (@Mysteron_Voice) December 8, 2020
The whole of Britain now trying to think of Shakespeare vaccine puns, but we all only know the one play we had to do for O level.
— Richard Osman (@richardosman) December 8, 2020
Shame William Shakespeare wasn't first. Could have written a book "The Taming Of The Flu".
— Charlie Melly (@chasmanu) December 8, 2020
William Shakespeare the first male to have the covid vaccine. Afterwards he said it was much ado about nothing.
— Danny Brocklehurst (@dannybrocklehur) December 8, 2020
Earlier today, it was reported that Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother from central England has become the first person in the world to receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.