Tom Hanks says he and wife Rita Wilson will get the coronavirus vaccine ‘long after everyone who really needs it gets it’
Tom Hanks opened up with his wife Rita Wilson to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at the right time on Monday’s Today show.
“We’ll get it long after everyone who really needs it gets it,” the 64-year-old Oscar winner said more than nine months after he and Wilson announced they both tested positive in March.
The Forrest Gump star said that when he is vaccinated, he will do so in public to encourage others, a pledge that ex-presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton have also made.
The latest: Tom Hanks, 64, opened up his plans with wife Rita Wilson to get vaccinated at the right time on the Monday edition of the Today show
He stressed that a crucial aspect of his battle with the virus was that he and Wilson had gone into lockdown to quell its spread.
“I think that was much more important, given that the second half of the COVID-19 formula was that we didn’t give it to anyone,” Hanks said. “Shut down, we would wear masks and we still do, not just to not catch it, but not to give it to anyone.”
The Saving Private star Ryan said he and Wilson endured “ a tough few days ” in their first battle with the virus, and have since donated blood to aid researchers after discovering antibodies in their systems.
Hanks revealed his and Wilson’s health status on March 11, the same day NBA star Rudy Goebert tested positive for the virus and closed the NBA for months.
The A-list stalwart spoke to Today’s Savannah Guthrie in the chat
Hanks stressed that a crucial aspect of his battle with the virus was that he and Wilson had gone into lockdown to quell its spread
‘Hello people. @ritawilson and I want to thank everyone here Down Under who takes such good care of us, ‘he said on social media. “We have Covid-19 and are isolated, so we’re not spreading it to anyone else. There are people for whom it can lead to very serious illness.
At the time, Hanks and Wilson were being cared for at Gold Coast University Hospital in Australia, where he was filming a movie.
There are things we can all do to get through this by following the advice of experts and taking care of ourselves and each other, right? Remember, despite all current events, there is no crying in baseball. ‘
Hanks appeared to be promoting his latest movie News of the World, which debuts on Netflix on Christmas Day.
Hanks appeared to be promoting his latest movie News of the World, which debuts on Netflix on Christmas Day
Hanks revealed his and Wilson’s health status on March 11, the same day NBA star Rudy Goebert tested positive for the virus and shut down the NBA for months.