William Shakespeare, 1st Man Receives COVID-19 Vaccine, Dies

The first man who received the COVID-19 vaccine known as William Shakespeare died at the age of 82, BBC reported on Monday.

He was also the second person in the world who received the Pfizer dose after a 91-year old Margaret Kenaan in December.

Shakespeare's death is not related to COVID-19 or the vaccine, but he died from a stroke according to the BBC.

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His wife, Joy, said: "[He] was so grateful for being offered the opportunity to become one of the first people in the world to be given the vaccine."

She added: "It was something he was hugely proud of - he loved seeing the media coverage and the positive difference he was able to make to the lives of so many."

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