Jonathan Van Ness is the last celebrity to share a vaccination selfie.
On Monday, the 33-year-old Queer Eye star posted a selfie showing him taking the COVID-19 vaccine on his shoulder. Van Ness, who turned out to be HIV positive in his 2019 memories, Above the top, went on to explain that he was eligible for the vaccine in the state of New York because of this pre-existing condition.
Van Ness, who spent most of the Texas pandemic with her new husband, Mark Peacock, urged all followers who may also be living with HIV to research their own state guidelines for determining vaccine eligibility, adding, “if I don’t were looking online every day that I wouldn’t have seen, so get involved in your research. “
The hair guru said he had no side effects “other than a little pain” in his arm and hopes to receive his second injection in a few weeks. Philipps busy, Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan and companion Queer Eye Presenter Tan France was among the commentators applauding his success in vaccination.
Van Ness was 25 when he was diagnosed with HIV, but hesitated to make his status public until 2019, a decision he said was motivated by what he saw as a threat to the LGBTQ rights of then President Donald Trump.
“When Queer Eye came out, it was very difficult because I thought, ‘Do I want to talk about my status?’ “he said to the New York Times that year. “And then I thought, ‘The Trump administration has done everything it can to make the stigmatization of the LGBT community thrive around me.’ I feel the need to talk about it. “
Other celebrities who have spoken publicly about vaccination include Steve Martin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Samuel L. Jackson, Tyler Perry, Martha Stewart, Joan Collins, Christie Brinkley, Judi Dench, Billy Crystal, Spike Lee and Ozzy Osbourne. The conversation co-host Amanda Kloots, whose husband Nick Cordero died of COVID-19 last July, also just announced his own vaccination after waiting at a location for any extra doses; the 38-year-old woman later told critics not to “embarrass her with the vaccine”.
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