Mon Jul 11, 2022 – 4:16 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic shared Sunday that he steadfastly refuses to get the COVID vaccine and is prepared to sit out the upcoming U.S. Open due to his vax status.
“I’m not vaccinated and I’m not planning to get vaccinated, so the only good news I can have is [the U.S.] removing the mandated vaccine card … to enter [the] United States, or [an] exemption,” Djokovic told a reporter after his victory in the Wimbledon men’s singles final over Nick Kyrgios for his fourth straight title.
“I don’t think exemption is realistically possible or if it is a possibility I don’t know what the exemption would be about,” Djokovic continued, adding that he doesn’t “have much answers” on the matter, and that the only way he can see himself participating in the U.S. Open is if the COVID vaccine requirement is removed “in time for me to get to USA.”
Djokovic remains enthusiastic about the prospect of being able to participate, however.
“I’ll wait for some good news from the USA because I would really love to go there,” he said.
The U.S. government requires that
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