Sir Tony Robinson says his Covid jab left him with ‘a spring in my step’

Coronavirus - Wed Jan 27, 2021
Sir Tony Robinson getting his first of two covid vaccinations
Sir Tony Robinson/PA Wire
Robert Dex @RobDexES27 January 2021

Sir Tony Robinson has told of the “enormous sense of relief” he felt at getting his first Covid-19 jab.

The Blackadder star, 74, had the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab last Friday and said he felt “a bit evangelical” about the vaccine rollout.

He told the PA news agency: “I just think it was so great, and it was organised so well and I feel an enormous sense of relief.

“I know I have to be responsible and constantly remember that it’s going to be two or three weeks before my body creates the reaction to Covid.

“So I’ve got to be sensible about it but nevertheless having been so anxious as everybody has been about Covid for so long, to have that first jab was a lovely experience.

“The spring in my step on the way home was extraordinary, so I want to tell people about it.”

The actor and author was given his first dose of the jab at Lord’s Cricket Ground last week and said he “couldn’t have had a better experience”.

He said: “I was queuing outside for about 45 seconds probably. Then I was guided very expertly through a series of stairs and passages to a massive room in Lord’s where there were photos of all the great cricketers, so actually we got like (Ian) Botham and (David) Gower and people looking down at us while our names and addresses were being processed.”

According to Government figures, the UK death toll from coronavirus has now passed 100,000.

Asked about the Government’s handling of the pandemic Sir Tony, who was for many years a prominent member of the Labour Party, criticised the Prime Minister.

He said: “He’s a people pleaser, he doesn’t like making hard decisions, he’s swayed by a tiny cabal in the Tory party. And I’m not saying that simply because I’m not a Tory.

“I think there are other people who would have made a much better fist of what he’s doing.

“Ironically I think Theresa May would, whenever she said anything, however much I might have disagreed with it, I was always absolutely confident that she was doing it out of conviction that she was doing the best she could for the country, but I never believe that whenever Boris speaks.”

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