Tennis star Novak Djokovic comes out as an anti-vaxxer
During a conversation with several other Serbian athletes, which was broadcast on Facebook on Sunday, Djokovic expressed his concerns about potentially being forced to get a vaccine in the future in order to be able to professionally compete.
“Personally, I am opposed to vaccination, and I wouldn’t want to be forced by someone to take a vaccine in order to be able to travel,” he said. “But if it becomes compulsory, what will happen? I will have to make a decision. I have my own thoughts about the matter, and whether those thoughts will change at some point, I don’t know.”
There is currently no vaccine available for COVID-19, and medical experts estimate that any future vaccine would only become available in 12 to 18 months at the earliest. In this regard, the scenario Djokovic posed was purely hypothetical. It’s possible he was addressing a viral tweet from tennis pro Amelie Mauresmo, whoearlier this month, “I think we’re going to have to draw a line under the 2020 tennis season.
Currently, due to the pandemic all tennis tournaments have been canceled until mid-July, including Wimbledon, which has been canceled for the first time since World War II. It remains to be seen whether the
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