Martin Kenyon, 91, of London, caught the attention of social media after describing his experience of being vaccinated against the corona virus after giving a “beautiful, irritating” interview to CNN.
Kenyan was one of the first people to receive the vaccine in the United Kingdom, and he mentions, “It makes no sense to die now, does it?”
What are the details?
The The UK began offering a Govt-19 vaccine on TuesdayIt was “developed by American pharmaceutical maker Pfizer and Germany’s Bioendech,” ABC News reported.
The CNN reporter asked the commenting Kenyan if he had “probably” gotten the shot, and when asked by an ear about what he experienced, the man explained that he really was.
Kenyan explained that he had called the hospital that morning to inquire about getting the vaccine, and they confirmed that he could schedule a meeting the same day.
“Of course, I couldn’t find anyone to park my car well, so I was late,” Kenyan explained, as they sat in the waiting line and they served “a bad lunch”. Jab.
The reporter asked Kenyan how he felt about being one of the first vaccinated people in the country, before Kenyan corrected him, saying he was the first in the “world”.
But the old man replied, “I don’t think I thought anything about this, except that now I hope I’m not going to get the bloody bug.”
He added, “I don’t want to have it because I have granddaughters. I want to live long enough to enjoy their lives.” He couldn’t see much of his granddaughters, but said “now I’m going to hug them for Christmas”.
The CNN reporter pointed to Kenyan’s new vaccination card, indicating that he would be safely ruled out 21 days after he was vaccinated, explaining that Kenyan had his “purpose”, “Well, there is no point in dying now, is this long when I live, anyway?” Not planned. ”
This interview wins on https://t.co/HtnjnyLZwg day
– Oliver Darcy (li Oliver Darcy)1607440800.0
Kenyan’s interview was widely praised on Twitter, and Politico’s Ben White summed up the reactions by tweeting, “I want to talk about this beautiful, annoying London vaccine that will change a giant world, and he wants to talk about parking and the worst food. Classic.”
I love talking about this beautiful, annoying London is a giant world changing vaccine, he really https://t.co/p51FlZ2ETX
– Ben White (en Ben White)1607459099.0
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