England great demands ‘apology’ for Novak Djokovic, victim of Covid-19 vaccine ‘witch-hunt’ after AstraZeneca withdrawal

In 2022, Novak Djokovic was refused entry to Australia due to his COVID-19 vaccine status. Djokovic, who is clearly skeptical of the vaccine, was detained after arriving in Australia to play in the Australian Open. The all-time great had his visa revoked for failing to meet the country’s tough pandemic restrictions, a development that reverberated globally and prompted an angry reaction from Serbia.

Novak Djokovic was the victim of a “political witch hunt”, claimed Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic as he spoke about an incident in which fans in Belgrade rallied in support of the embattled tennis star after Australian authorities revoked his entry visa. Had a rally. “What is not fair is the political witch hunt (being conducted against Novak), in which everyone, including the Australian Prime Minister, is pretending that the rules apply to everyone,” Vucic told the media.

On Wednesday, amid news that AstraZeneca was launching a global recall of its COVID-19 vaccine, the England cricket great once again raised the topic, days after it was reported that the British pharmaceutical company admitted that the jab was rare Can cause side effects. The vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University was produced by the Serum Institute of India as Covishield.

“It’s time for every single person (who criticized) and the Australian government to apologize
@DjokerNole right now. I guess that would be fair since he went through hell! Looks like he was on to something…” Kevin Pietersen wrote on X.

It’s time for everyone (who criticized) and the Australian government to apologize @DjokerNole Now. I guess that would be fair since he went through hell! Looks like he was on to something… pic.twitter.com/D22RtHDTeG

– Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) 8 May 2024

Meanwhile, the vaccine maker has said the recall was initiated due to the “overabundance of available updated vaccines” for COVID-19 for commercial reasons worldwide, The Telegraph reports. AstraZeneca said the vaccine has been replaced by updated vaccines that tackle the new variants.

The company voluntarily withdrew its “marketing authorization” in the EU, saying the vaccine is no longer being produced and can no longer be used. Similar clearance will be done in other countries that are using the vaccine.

The pharmaceutical giant is facing a £100 million lawsuit in the UK over claims that the Covid jab caused several deaths and injuries. AstraZeneca acknowledged in a court document in February that Covishield “may, in very rare cases, cause TTS or thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome”.