COVID-19: Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith among first celebrities to receive COVID jab
Written by News on 15/12/2020
Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith has become one of the first celebrities to have the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine.
The 80-year-old chef said she was “absolutely delighted” to get the call on Monday to ask if she wanted the jab.
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The next stage of the vaccine’s rollout started this week, with GPs now able to offer the Pfizer/BioNTech jab for the first time, widening its availability.
She posted a photo of herself having the jab on Twitter, saying later she could not feel the needle going into her arm.
“It was so efficient… it’s amazing,” she said after having the vaccine.
“You queue in social-distancing and then you go in and they take you from pillar to post so well.
“I’m thrilled to get it… they rang me up and asked if I wanted it and I said ‘yes!'”
Leith added she was supposed to be moving house on Tuesday, but instead headed to the GP surgery as a priority.
Those who get the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine will need to get a booster jab 21 days after their first one in order to receive a higher level of immunity.
Despite the country spending a large part of 2020 under restrictions, Leith admitted she had been “lucky”.
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“I haven’t been frightened of getting [COVID-19] because we have been sticking to the rules, and I do live in a pretty safe part of the country – I’ve been incredibly lucky,” she said.
Leith also called for more people to take the vaccine, saying that an end to the crisis is on the horizon.
She said: “It’s really important – I can’t believe there’s anyone who doesn’t want to do it. It’s important we all do it.
“The sunny uplands are actually visible, which I’ve never felt before.”
Leith, who has in the past owned restaurants and catering companies, added she felt “so sad” for the hospitality sector, saying: “They’re in a hell of a mess.”
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