‘Keep negative thoughts in your little mind’: Ulrika Jonsson, 53, slams critics who claim she got her Covid vaccine early because she’s ‘a celebrity’
- The TV presenter, 53, took to Instagram to reveal she had received her coronavirus jab on Thursday due to being her daughter Bo’s, 20, carer
- It comes after Bo, who has a congenital heart defect, received her Covid vaccine on Sunday
- Yet some critics questioned why Ulrika was ‘qualified’ for the jab over others and how she was a ‘carer’ due to Bo attending a Norland College in Bath
- Ulrika and her 135K followers were quick to hit back at critics, with fans insisting the TV presenter didn’t have to ‘explain herself’
- While the mother-of-four added: ‘I’m my daughter’s carer. I questioned the call-up but they insisted and also I do not want to lock myself out of the system.’
- Since the vaccine was rolled out in January, only the top priority groups have been called in for the jab
- This includes the elderly, ‘clinically extremely vulnerable people’ under the age of 70, and health and social care workers
Ulrika Jonsson has hit back at critics who claimed she received her Covid vaccine early because she’s a ‘celebrity’.
The TV presenter, 53, took to Instagram on Thursday night to reveal she had been given her coronavirus jab due to being a carer for her daughter Bo, 20, who suffers from a a congenital heart defect.
Ulrika said she was ‘terribly emotional’ and ‘grateful’ to have received the vaccine, while warning trolls to ‘keep negative thoughts in your little minds’.
Hitting back: Ulrika Jonsson’s fans were quick to hit back at critics on Thursday night after she received the Covid vaccine
Some critics questioned why Ulrika was ‘qualified’ for the jab over others, to which the star and her 135K fans hit back.
She penned: ‘READ: This just happened. A) because I’m a celebrity; I badgered my local GP surgery and elbowed other more frail and more vulnerable people out of the way.
‘Or B) because I am my daughter’s carer.’
Issuing a warning, she continued: ‘If you have negative thoughts, please keep them in your little mind.
Vaccinated: The TV presenter, 53, took to Instagram to reveal she had received her coronavirus jab due to being her daughter Bo’s, 20, carer
Relief: It comes after Bo, who has a congenital heart defect, received her Covid vaccine on Sunday (pictured in a throwback snap)
‘I’m utterly grateful to all the people who have made these vaccines possible. My gratitude knows no bounds. I was terribly emotional. #vaccinated #huzzah.’
Despite the majority of Ulrika’s 135K fans being overjoyed for her family, a select few critics questioned how she ‘qualified’ over others and how she was a ‘carer’ due to Bo attending a Norland College in Bath.
One person said: ‘My Niece who has heart disease and a pace maker still hasn’t had hers. Her Mother is a full time carer for her and hasn’t been offered one either.
‘Please tell me why you have had yours? Doesn’t your daughter live in Bath where I live and train at Norland? In which case you are not her carer and should not qualify over others!’
Critics: Yet despite the majority of Ulrika’s 135K fans being overjoyed for her family, a select few critics questioned how she ‘qualified’ over others and how she was a ‘carer’ due to Bo attending a Norland College in Bath
Hitting back: The mother-of-four responded with: ‘I’m my daughter’s carer. I questioned the call-up but they insisted and also I do not want to lock myself out of the system.’
Important: While a different critic ranted: ‘Yet my type 1 diabetic teacher daughter doesn’t get one…’ to which Ulrika responded with: ‘Please call your GP and push for it. X.’
To which Ulrika and her 135K followers were quick to hit back at the critic, with one fan insisting the star didn’t have to ‘explain herself to anyone’.
Ulrika penned in response: ‘I’m my daughter’s carer. I questioned the call-up but they insisted and also I do not want to lock myself out of the system.
‘My daughter with CHD had to access a vaccine centre. I don’t want to knock the roll out. I come from a nation of 9m This country has vaccinated over 15m.’
While a different critic ranted: ‘Yet my type 1 diabetic teacher daughter doesn’t get one…’ to which Ulrika responded with: ‘Please call your GP and push for it. X.’
Happy: Elsewhere, others fans were full of praise for Ulrika and her daughter as they celebrated their vaccinations
Looking back: Ulrika also shared this throwback with her daughter Bo from last year
Ulrika’s fans were quick to respond to the star’s comment and the critics, with one person said: ‘Good on you , don’t feel you have to explain & justify it to others . Happy you’ve had it.’
A different fan put: ‘So glad you have had it, do not justify yourself to other people, you were offered it and you took it, I would too xxx.’
Another follower commented: ‘Do not explain yourself to anyone. None of their fkn business.’
While a different account added: ‘Some people just need to grow up and stop blaming everyone else when things dnt go there way…
‘Dnt listen to the negative comments any vaccine to anyone is a positive move in the way to fighting covid why can’t they look at it that way there’s a bigger picture other than who gets it first xxx ❤️ hoping everyone stays safe and well xx.’
Support: Ulrika’s fans were quick to respond to the star’s comment and the critics, with one person said: ‘Good on you , don’t feel you have to explain & justify it to others . Happy you’ve had it.’
Elsewhere, others fans were full of praise for Ulrika and her daughter as they celebrated their vaccinations.
One person put: ‘Good for you. I found out at my mothers carer this may mean I go higher up the list.
‘Not bothered about myself but if it means I am safer for mum then that’s what matters. If you are entitled to it at a certain point for a particular reason then that’s all that matters.’
To which Ulrika replied back with: ‘EXACTLY! ❤️’
A different fan put: ‘You do not have to explain yourself to anyone. Haters are going to hate. I’m 51 and just had mine as I have high blood pressure. I wish people could just be kind instead of this hate. ❤️❤️❤️❤️.’
While a different account added: ‘Who cares who gets it first as long as it protects you ❤️.’
What are the UK priority groups for vaccinations?
1. Residents in a care home for older adults and staff working in care homes for older adults
2. All those 80 years of age and over and frontline health and social care workers
3. All those 75 years of age and over
4. All those 70 years of age and over and clinically extremely vulnerable individuals (not including pregnant women and those under 16 years of age)
5. All those 65 years of age and over
6. Adults aged 16 to 65 years in an at-risk group
7. All those 60 years of age and over
8. All those 55 years of age and over
9. All those 50 years of age and over
10. Rest of the population
It comes after Ulrika shared her delight and relief after her eldest daughter received a Covid vaccine on Sunday.
The TV presenter shared a snap to Instagram of Bo, 20, who has a congenital heart defect, holding her vaccination card after getting the jab.
Clearly overjoyed with the news, the doting mum-of-four said the selfie had ‘made her heart sing’ and she’d now be able to ‘breathe’.
Ulrika penned: ‘For all those with full hearts, functioning hearts, borrowed hearts, broken hearts and biologically faulty hearts, this has made my heart sing.
‘Ungrateful [the playful name she gives her children] with congenital heart defect has been vaccinated. And breathe…..’
Vaccinated: It comes after Ulrika shared her delight and relief after her eldest daughter received a Covid vaccine on Sunday
In the selfie, Bo is seen wearing a black hoodie and blue mask as she holds out the small vaccine record for her mum to inspect.
Since the vaccine was rolled out in January, only the top priority groups have been called in for the jab, including the elderly, ‘clinically extremely vulnerable people’ under the age of 70, and health and social care workers.
On Sunday the UK hit the landmark of 15million people vaccinated, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailing it an ‘extraordinary feat’.
Although he stressed no-one was ‘resting on their laurels’ and the focus was now on reaching the top nine categories – around 32million people – by the end of April.
Ulrika has previously spoken about Bo’s health condition and was delighted when they were reunited in December, weeks after Bo was admitted to A&E with medical issues.
‘And breathe’: Ulrika shared the news with the fans, saying Bo’s jab has ‘made her heart sing’
Sharing a family picture, a smiling Ulrika posed a picture with Bo, who was casually flipping the bird in her pyjamas in the background.
Ulrika wrote: ‘She’s back home, full of the joys of spring.’
The doting mother-of-four revealed her heartache in November when Bo was hospitalised and she was unable to visit her amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The former weather presenter wrote at the time: ‘The face of no sleep.
‘Fireworks, oldest Ungrateful [the playful name she gives her children] ends up in A&E miles away and I can’t go to her. Dog vomits, twice. #happythursday.’
Reunited: Ulrika has previously spoken about Bo’s health condition and was delighted when they were reunited in December, weeks after Bo was admitted to A&E with medical issues
Ulrika is a mother to Cameron, 26, Bo, 20, Martha, 16 and Malcolm, 12.
While Ulrika didn’t specify what was wrong with her daughter at the time, in September Ulrika admitted Bo was ‘terrified’ before Britain went into lockdown and was taking risks by going to university.
The TV star’s daughter has a compromised immune system and an underlying cardiac condition and began her second year of university amid the pandemic.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Ulrika said: ‘At the beginning of Lockdown, Bo was terrified and went into lockdown a week before the nation went into lockdown.
‘As time went by I became increasingly concerned about her mental health because she was basically locked up in her room. She had contact with her friends on FaceTime but that social thing they thrive on became a concern for me.’
She said: ‘After three months, she decided when she was allowed, to bubble with another family and her present situation is that the college is doing a mix of lectures and virtual.
‘She also does a lot of placements and those are constantly under review. I think Bo’s approach now is, strangely, a lot more relaxed than she was initially. She feels like she’s had a taste of normal life and is having to take some risks.’
Fears: Ulrika previously admitted that Bo was ‘terrified’ before Britain went into lockdown and was taking risks by going to university’ (pictured with her four children Cameron, 26, Bo, 20, Martha, 16, and Malcolm, 12)
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