Peter Shilton urges people get Covid-19 vaccine

Mr Shilton OBE, 71, who lives on Mersea Island with his wife Steph, shared his experience on social media. 

In a video shared by vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi, Mr Shilton explained the importance of the jab. 

He said: "That was so easy, [I] never felt a thing. 

"And I know that saved a lot of lives by having that done. 

"So everyone out there go and get your jab done."

Listen to and watch my childhood hero the amazing ⁦@Peter_Shilton⁩ get the vaccine 💉💉💉👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 pic.twitter.com/mCds4LeJIL

— Nadhim Zahawi (@nadhimzahawi) February 12, 2021

Mr Shilton was praised online by Mr Zahawi and Colchester MP Will Quince. 

Brilliant to see my friend and England football legend @Peter_Shilton receive his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in Colchester today.

Peter has made a lot of big saves in his career but in getting his vaccination today, he and thousands of others are saving lives.
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🥅🧤⚽️💉 pic.twitter.com/4dOX2UeoUM

— Will Quince MP 🇬🇧 (@willquince) February 12, 2021

Mr Shilton played for the England national team at three World Cup finals and earned an unprecedented 125 caps.

He has been vocal in encouraging people to follow the coronavirus rules.  

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More than 90 per cent of over 80s in north Essex have received the coronavirus vaccine, official figures show.

And extra vaccination sessions are being run in Colchester to make up for appointments lost due to the snow.

Vaccinations resumed at Colchester United’s stadium today.

Health bosses had to temporarily close the mass vaccination centre this week following severe weather disruption.