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‘Choose what’s best for my body’: Djokovic elaborates on anti-vax comments

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Men’s world No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic has elaborated on his anti-vaccination comments over the weekend, doubling down on his belief one should not be forced upon him when tennis returns.On Sunday Djokovic said in a live Facebook chat he wouldn’t “be forced by someone to take a vaccine in order to be able to travel.” Watch Foxtel in an instant. Catch up and settle in with no installation &amp; no lock-in contract. . New customers only.“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,” Djokovic 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.”The 17-time grand slam champion released a statement to the on Monday, stressing his opposition to a COVID-19 vaccination being necessary to travel while refusing to address whether he was anti-vaccination in general.“I am no expert, but I do want to have an option to choose what’s best for my body,” he said. “I am keeping an open mind, and I’ll continue to research on this topic because it is important and it will affect all of us.“To be honest, just like the rest of the world I am a bit confused. Despite having access to information and resources, I am left in doubt about what could be the best thing to do.”Prominent Serbian virologist Predrag Kon, a member of the state team fighting the spread of COVID-19, replied to Djokovic on Facebook on Sunday that he should not make such anti-vaccination statements because of his huge public influence in his native Balkan country.“As one of Djokovic’s most trusted fans, I would have liked to have had the opportunity to explain to him the importance of the immunology in public health,” Kon wrote on Monday. “Now it’s too late, you have assumed wrong beliefs.” SPORTSPOLICYSTAY CONNECTED ON SOCIAL MEDIAFOX SPORTS AUSTRALIA 2021 ©

Men’s world No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic has elaborated on his anti-vaccination comments over the weekend, doubling down on his belief one should not be forced upon him when tennis returns.On Sunday Djokovic said in a live Facebook chat he wouldn’t “be forced by someone to take a vaccine in order to be able to travel.” Watch Foxtel in an instant. Catch up and settle in with no installation &amp; no lock-in contract. . New customers only.“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,” Djokovic said....

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