Willie Nelson, 87, gives a thumbs up after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-through clinic in Texas: ‘Get your injection! Take care of yourself and others
Willie Nelson received the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-through clinic this week, according to a post he shared on his Facebook page.
‘Take your picture! Take care of yourself and others, ‘said the 87-year-old country star as he became one of nearly 10.6 million people in America to receive at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, according to the NY Times.
In the photos, he replied from Family Hospital Systems, based in Texas, the singer can be seen doing a thumbs-up with his thumb at the camera and wearing a blue surgical mask.
Feeling good: Willie Nelson received the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-through clinic this week, according to a post he shared on his Facebook page
‘Getting your COVID vaccine is cool Willie,’ the Austin area emergency room captioned three images of the ten Grammy winner in Cedar Park.
Nelson falls into the second group of people eligible for the CDC vaccine, which includes people aged 75 and over who are at ‘high risk of hospitalization, illness and death from COVID-19’.
His wife, Annie D’Angelo, 30, 64, also opened up to tell Rolling Stone about the experience and said she felt very ‘lucky’.
‘We guarantee that [he] I wasn’t cutting anyone – in fact, health professionals were a little irritated that we waited so long, because he’s 87 years old and has COPD, ‘she told the magazine this week.
‘Take your picture! Take care of yourself and others, ‘the 87-year-old country music star urged his fans to become one of nearly 10.6 million people in America to receive at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, according to the NY Times
“He was bragging yesterday after he received that he didn’t even have a sore arm,” she noted. – Now, today, it is clear that his arm is sore. We are both a little tired. I don’t know if we wouldn’t be tired anyway, but let’s do what they said and let the vaccine do its job. ‘
Nelson’s musician sister, Bobbie, also received the Modern vaccine.
To better protect her husband, Annie explained that she has been extremely cautious and does not allow anything in her home unless she has been sterilized before.
“He was bragging yesterday after he managed that he didn’t even have a sore arm,” his wife told Rolling Stone. – Now, today, it is clear that his arm is sore. We are both a little tired. I don’t know if we wouldn’t be tired anyway, but let’s do what they said and let the vaccine do its job ‘
Despite remaining in a strict block, she said Willie has been working hard to write songs and record in her home studio with her children Lukas and Micah.
“We train three times a week to maintain sanity, and he sings, and that is very useful,” she revealed. ‘Sometimes he just puts his [SiriusXM] channel Willie’s Roadhouse and sing with your music at the top of your lungs. It is a good exercise. ‘
Willie’s last performance before the pandemic was “at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo to an audience of over 80,000 people” on March 4, according to the vehicle.
His wife also revealed that Willie hopes to get back on the road and tour again in the fall if ‘we can get some kind of collective immunity’.
Optimistic: Willie’s last performance before the pandemic was to an audience of over 80,000 people on March 4, but he expects to be touring again in the fall