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Celebrity jabs: Who’s vaccinated and what they got

HUGH JACKMAN“Wolverine’s healing ability can’t save me from Covid. But the vaccine can. Get it!” Jackman wrote alongside two selfies from his New York City appointment. The Aussie star didn’t specify which vaccine he received.DAVID CAMPBELL TV presenter David Campbell was one of the first Aussie celebs to roll his sleeve up for the Pfizer vaccine once it became available to Australians aged between 40 and 50. The son of Jimmy Barnes was thrilled to get jabbed but said he experienced major side effects after his second dose that left him feeling “hollowed-out emotionally. Meanwhile, Campbell’s father, rock legend and world traveller Jimmy Barnes got his Astra-Zeneca shot alongside wife Jane back in April. “Didn’t feel a thing and so far so good,” he posted. “Be safe.”NAOMI WATTS Aussie star Naomi Watts was pumped to get her second dose and hailed it as a return to some kind of normality. “Love the shot, love the science,” the masked beauty posted. “Here’s to getting back to biz.” CARRIE BICKMORE AND PETER HELLIAR Ten stars Carrie Bickmore and Peter Helliar are such good mates, they even went on a joint vaccine outing to Melbourne’s Exhibition Centre to get their Pfizer vaccines in the midst of the city’s recent Covid-19 outbreak. The TV presenters flashed the V sign as they waited the required 15 minutes after their jab before leaving the mass vaccination hub. MAGGIE BEER Everyone’s favourite celebrity chef, Maggie Beer, proudly posted her vaccine selfie after getting the jab, alluding to the vaccine hesitancy that has marred Australia’s rollout. The ever-smiling Beer remarked that it was a “pin prick without a moment’s hesitation”. Celebrity landscaper Paul Bangay congratulated her, saying it was “our only way out of this mess”. PRINCE WILLIAM The Duke of Cambridge had royal fans commenting on his muscular arms when he rolled his sleeves up for his first dose of the vaccine. Prince William thanked frontline workers working on the rollout “for everything you’ve done and continue to do”. The future king declined to say which jab he received.THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, got her shot at the same vaccination hub, at London’s Science Museum, in Kensington, days later. JENNIFER ANISTONThe Friends legend said via a May Instagram post that she was fully vaccinated, too. “We are extremely lucky and privileged to have access to Covid-19 vaccines in the US right now. Unfortunately, that’s not the case everywhere … and as we know, the health of one of us affects all of us,” Aniston wrote. “Thinking about those who do not or will not have the opportunity to get vaccinated and hug their friends and family.”RYAN REYNOLDSThe Deadpool star made a joke when getting his vaccine. “Finally got 5G,” he wrote via Instagram.JOE JONAS & SOPHIE TURNERThe pop star and former Game of Thrones favourite posted a bathroom selfie together after getting their jabs. “Let’s (NOT) Get It!” Jonas joked.JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUSThe Veep star kept it short after receiving her vaccine at a drive-through site in Los Angeles. “Fully jabbed! Fully grateful!”BRITNEY SPEARSThe star promised fans the shot didn’t hurt after getting hers in early April. “Great success!” she wrote.JESSICA ALBA AND CASH WARRENActress and entrepreneur Jessica Alba and her husband, Cash Warren, showed off their vaccination cards on Instagram with Alba captioning the masked up selfie, “Mom and dad are vaxxed.” SIR IAN McKELLENThe Lord of the Rings star said he wanted to give Britain’s National Health Service workers “a big hug” after receiving his Pfizer vaccine. He also encouraged others to get vaccinated.“I would encourage everybody to do the sensible thing, not just for themselves but for everybody else because if you’re virus-free that helps everybody else, doesn’t it?”ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGEREven the Terminator needs to get vaccinated. Schwarzenegger waited in line at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium for his first dose of the vaccine, making sure to quote his iconic character afterwards.DOLLY PARTONThe legendary singer got “a dose of her own medicine,” when receiving her vaccine in Tennessee. In 2020 the country star donated more than $1 million to fund Moderna research toward a COVID-19 vaccine. She posted a video of her vaccination to Instagram, telling fans, “I’m old enough to get it. And I’m smart enough to get it. So I’m very happy that I’m going to get my Moderna shot today. And I want to tell everybody that you should get out there and do it too.JOAN COLLINSFormer Dynasty star, Joan Collins, took to Instagram to share that she received the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. “It was the easiest thing. Just like a little scratch and there was no pain at all,” she told Good Morning Britain. “And I had no after-effects and I felt absolutely fine. I went home and I had a drink, even.”

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