Amanda Kloots has announced that she received her first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine after her husband Nick Cordero died after contracting the virus.
The fitness teacher, who is co-host of the US talk show The Talk, revealed that she had been waiting in a queue for hours hoping to get vaccinated.
Broadway star Cordero died in Los Angeles last July at the age of 41 after spending more than 90 days in the hospital.
He had suffered serious medical problems after contracting the coronavirus.
He suffered a series of health problems, including minor strokes, blood clots and septic infections. A tracheostomy was performed and a temporary pacemaker was implanted.
Cordero had been on an aircraft and his right leg was amputated.
Kloots, 38, who is the mother of one Elvis’ son, shared a photo of herself getting the picture on Instagram and wrote: “I got my COVID 19 vaccine!
“I went to a site and stayed in my car until all the meetings were over in the hope that they would get extra vaccinations.
“I was fully prepared to turn them away, but they said they had enough tonight for everyone who was waiting.
“I can’t tell you how emotional I was and still am.
“Elvis was by my side and Live Your Life was playing in the car.
“TAKE to the National Guard today a volunteer from 5:30 am delivering the Pfizer vaccine to willing arms.
“I’ve been very scared since Nick, as a single mother, contracted the virus and now I’m one step closer.
“Many thanks to my friends @laurencpresent and @ thompoint0 for driving and being by my side. ”
After some fans accused her of jumping the queue for vaccination, with only essential staff and people over the age of 65 able to schedule meetings in Los Angeles , she shared a series of videos on her Instagram story.
She said: “I need to address some of the things I’ve seen in my recent career, which start with:
“First of all, immunization should not happen. Everyone should be getting this vaccine, and anyone who gets it should indicate that one other person has been vaccinated.
“Secondly I moved to a vaccination site and knew I could be turned away, but I moved, and stayed in line hoping they could at the end of the day, at the end of the meeting. additional vaccines that would be discarded.
“And instead of being thrown out, they were put in the arms, the arms of a living single mother who deserves an extra vaccine that would be thrown in the trash.”