First man to get Covid jab William Shakespeare dies of unrelated illness

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The second person in the world to get the Pfizer-BioNTech jab has died of an unrelated illness.

Bill Shakespeare, 81, received his first Covid vaccine in December at University Hospital Coventry shortly after 91-year-old Margaret Keenan.

Coventry councillor Jayne Innes, a friend of Mr Shakespeare, said he had died on Thursday and added the “best tribute to Bill is to have the jab”.

Mr Shakespeare had worked at Rolls Royce and was a parish councillor.

The 81-year-old, who had served his