Ian McKellen feels 'euphoric' after receiving COVID-19 vaccine
The Lord of the Rings and X-Men star says he doesn't hesitate to recommend the shot.
- Co-author of two Gen X pop-culture encyclopedia for Penguin Books. Won "Headline Writer of the Year" award for 2017, 2014 and 2013 from the American Copy Editors Society. Won first place in headline writing from the 2013 Society for Features Journalism.
Ian McKellen, seen here in costume as Gandalf, was thrilled to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Gandalf has been protected. Actor Ian McKellen, who played Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies and Magneto in the X-Men films, among many other roles, received his first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, the English National Health Service announced in a press release.
McKellen himself tweeted out a photo of the shot, writing, "I feel very lucky to have had the vaccine. I would have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone."
I feel very lucky to have had the vaccine. I would have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone. https://t.co/gBLRR0OeJc
— Ian McKellen (@IanMcKellen) December 17, 2020
McKellen elaborated a bit more about the shot in the release, saying, "it took a few minutes and then it was done."
The actor also said he hopes the vaccine will signal the beginning of a return to normal.
"I really hope that, as more people get vaccinated, we will move further along the path back to a more normal way of life, particularly for the arts, which have suffered so much this year," he said. "We all have a part to play in the fight against coronavirus, and doing our bit and getting vaccinated will save lives."
The NHS notes that recipients of the vaccine will need a second shot in about 21 days.
