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It might sound jokey right now, but at least one of the two vaccines being worked on in the US, will have a version of this actor’s name in the name of the vaccine.

The company thinks it will make it standout from their competition her and abroad.

It will make the public clamor for it.

Tom Hanks

Hank-ccine

Tom Hanks jokes about the name he would give coronavirus vaccine

Ever the funnyman, Tom Hanks has an idea for what to coronavirus vaccine should be called.

During a recent appearance on the NPR podcast “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” the 63-year-old movie star opened up about how he and his wife Rita Wilson are giving back after both fighting off the virus.

“A lot of the question is what now, you know? What do we do now? Is there something we can do?” said Hanks. “And, in fact, we just found out that we do carry the antibodies. We have not only been approached, we have said, ‘Do you want our blood? Can we give plasma?'”

Hanks was referring to the antibodies developed by individuals that have successfully fought off the virus, and are currently being studied in the hopes of using them to create a vaccine.

“…We will be giving [blood] now to the places that hope to work on, what I would like to call, the Hank-ccine,” he joked.

While Hanks has gotten creative about naming the potential vaccine, he joked that he’s not looking to capitalize on it.

“I’m not trying to hog it with a copyright,” he said. “I’m not going to the patent office.”

Hanks and Wilson, 63, have both recovered from the virus, the “Cast Away” star said.- Source


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