Breaking: Well known anti-vaxxer. tennis star Novak Djokovic has tested positive for Covid-19

[malaise]

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Djokovic tests positive for coronovirus.

We are all shocked and surprised


https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/22/sports/tennis/djokovic-exhibition-positive-tests-coronavirus.html

[Rorey]

1. Thoughts and prayers

[TheBlackAdder]

38. I'm actually at Zero Fucks. I'll save my energy for those who try not to get sick.

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I know you are being sarcastic though. 🙂

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[Rorey]

48. I'm a little past Zero Fucks, actually

I'm more at the "Serves him right" place.

One of my favorite aunts always said, "What goes around, comes around." I live my life by that.

[SharonClark]

2. Another arrogant ass. Has he been to the White House?

[malaise]

4. I don't know but we can hope

[dreamland]

3. No worries. His self immunity will kick him to heal him.

I hope he gets a bad case of covid so that his body can build a higher immunity count.

[coti]

8. Maybe he'll get 3/4 of the way to dead and destroy his lungs and be REALLY healthy nt

[dreamland]

37. LoL

[Baitball Blogger]

5. Couldn't have happened to a better person.

[Tipperary]

22. This delight I keep seeing here at others being potentially ill from a horrid illness is really ugly

I do not care for Djokovic, but being pleased at someone having a potentially devastating illness is an odd way to think. What has he ever done to you?

[Baitball Blogger]

25. Anti-vaccers are a danger to everyone around them.

I think the days of assuming that we can't be harmed by other people's bad choices are long gone. The sooner they realize that they are not going to avoid getting infected because they have divine immunity, or when they realize that science does work, the better for everyone.

The only alternative is to provide safe public zones for those of us who are willing to make necessary sacrifices to protect each other.

[Tipperary]

28. All I can find about his "anti-vax" views is that in April he said he did not want to be forced to

take a Covid vaccine. His scenario was purely hypothetical since there IS NO vaccine for covid.

I will go out on a limb here and predict the odds of your coming into contact with Novak Djokovic are just about nil. You have nothing to fear from Djokovic. None of this explains the glee I see in duers when they hear someone they do not like has tested positive.

[Baitball Blogger]

35. I think you're trying too hard to free him of a label that he gave to himself.

He specifically said he was against vaccination. His words: “Personally, I am opposed to vaccination, and I wouldn’t want to be forced by someone to take a vaccine,” he said during a livestream on Sunday

You are interpreting it as meaning, just Covid. When every other news source took it the way he said it. He's against vaccination. Period. An anti-vaxxer. I think I'll go with the interpretation from the numerous media sources.
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/novak-djokovic-anti-vaccine-987003/

And, I think it would be obvious to most people that it's not just Djokovic that I'm concerned about. It's all anti-vaccers. Djokovic is just probably more dangerous than most because of his public face. What he says and believes in can reinforce those who believe like him.

Now, there is one instance that I do have a problem with vaccinations. Specifically, I would be wary of any Covid vaccination that comes out this year. It will be politically rushed, so it has a low confidence level in effectiveness.

[malaise]

36. Excellent post

He has publicly stated that he is an anti-vaxxer but I would not take this particular vaccine at this time

[Tipperary]

39. None of this explains being delighted at someone's diagnosis.

Hey, if others’ misfortune makes you happy, well there you are. Happy, happy day for you! No thanks, not for me.

[muriel_volestrangler]

56. He's also been organising a tournament with a close crowd, and basketball for the players

he played basketball with 3 others; now 3 of them have the virus. He got a crowd of 4,000 to watch the tennis. He's done pretty much everything he could to spread the virus. And he's asymptomatic, so far.

[Tipperary]

58. Well, everyone seems happy that someone they do not like has tested positive.

All good, right?

[awesomerwb1]

6. Definitely not my fav tennis player

Watched him a few times get "injured" and called the trainer while losing a match only to somehow magically heal when it was convenient for him.

Gave him a few chances but been rooting for his opponent ever since.

[malaise]

41. He is the king of gamesmanship

Fans always know the good guys and he's not one of them.

[PTWB]

7. Some essential oils will clear that COVID-19 right uo

[MiniMe]

9. I'm not sure what being an anti-vaxxer has to do with him testing positive since there is no vaccine

[malaise]

12. Many anti-vaxxers believe in herd immunity nt

[MiniMe]

14. Well, they're idiots. But in this case, it doesn't make a difference

Because there is no vaccine to get. Unless he is going out and catching Covid on purpose so he can be part of herd immunity.

[ProfessorGAC]

42. He Did Specifically Say He Would NOT Take A COVID Vax...

...if one was available.
I wonder how he thinks now.
Maybe they won't get that sick given their fitness, but we don't know yet.

[cwydro]

51. I heard that interview, and you're wrong. He didn't say he wouldn't.

He said he didn't want to be forced to do so in order to travel.

He said he would have to make that decision when it became a thing.

At this juncture, this is a moot point.

At any rate, I can't stand him, but I'm sorry to hear he and his wife are positive. I haven't heard that he's ill though.

[ProfessorGAC]

52. Parsing Words, C

He said he's opposed to vaccines and don't know what decision he made if ATP required them.
To me, that's a no. Otherwise, why equivocate?
If vaccines are a condition of employment, and you would do it, the quick answer is "Yes".

[cwydro]

53. Well, no one will force me into saying what they want me to say either.

He's a misogynistic ass, but I don't blame him for refusing to answer if he didn't want to.

What a silly argument. Unless something has happened while I've been out working my yard, there is no coronavirus vaccine.

[ProfessorGAC]

55. He Didn't Refuse

He equivocated.
Given the sentence right before that, it's not CT limb walking to call it a no. The only other motivator is money.
He's already rich. So, it's not a non-answer.
He.Meant.No!

[cwydro]

57. I'm not a mind reader.

Good on ya for having that ability.

[llmart]

19. I only know one anti-vaxxer personally...

and she has emphatically told me that every one of us will get Covid eventually, so why not get it over with?

[Polybius]

32. Not my friend

He is a batshit crazy anti-vaxer, and doesn't take Covid lightly at all. He wears a mask everywhere, and doesn't leave the house except for food or gas. In fact, he was warning me of the potential danger of Covid here in January. Yet his 6 month old daughter is un-vaccinated.

[BlueMTexpat]

10. Karma!

I have never been a Djokovic fan ... and I never will be.

I am only sorry that others also contracted the virus in the events he organized.

Perhaps some lessons will be learned.

[malaise]

26. A friend of mine has a new name for him

Novaxx Djocovid

[BlueMTexpat]

44. ...

[Solly Mack]

11. Mustard plaster and potato poultice.

Cover the body in the mustard plaster and the mouth with the potato poultice - held in place by tying cloth around head.

Won't help but the photos would be hilarious.

[Aristus]

13. Cupping.

Don't forget the cupping! And the near-drowning in ice-water! That will drive the demons of contagion away! Accompanied by the appropriate prayers, of course...

[Solly Mack]

15. Oooh. An entire series of photos! Different "treatments"

- he could be the poster boy for alternative ways to amuse others while sick.

[malaise]

16. ROFL

[Solly Mack]

17. He could bring laughter to a world in need.

And you can't get more homegrown than a good guffaw.

[malaise]

43. Every one of the four tennis player who have tested positive played in Djokovic's tournament

now known as Novaxx Djokovid (stolen from a friend).

[Solly Mack]

46. Ha! Heh. Bad, really. I know.

If ignorance only harmed the ignorant.

[OnDoutside]

18. Lolz....

[Tipperary]

20. I never heard he was an anti-vaxxer. nt

[malaise]

21. You're clearly not a tennis fan n/t

[Tipperary]

27. Yes. I am.

I have played since childhood and never miss watching a major tournament. Somehow I have missed this tidbit about him.

[USALiberal]

33. It was big news.nt

[malaise]

34. Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/novak-djokovic-anti-vaccine-987003/

With anti-social distancing protests sprouting up across the country, the COVID-19 deniers are out in full force. Right on the front lines are anti-vaxxers, many of whom have spent the past few months downplaying the risks of COVID-19 or sharing conspiracy theories about the origins of the virus to push the idea of Big Pharma benefiting from a potential future vaccine.

Apparently, among their ranks is tennis star Novak Djokovic, who came out against vaccines in a livestream on Sunday.

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.”

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[Tipperary]

40. Looks like it came out in April. I was rather busy with some other things at the time.

Sue me for missing news about Novak Djokovic. As I said, I am not a fan of his.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

23. If he survives, which seems likely, he might get infected again...

... in a few months.

The idea that there's long-term immunity from this contagion is a big ASSumption, not to mention some recent reports from China which should give people pause before they think that's how it works.

[malaise]

24. We don't know much about this virus but we do know that

there appears to be long term damage to the lungs. That is certainly not helpful for any athlete

[Buckeye_Democrat]

49. I'm calling it "Trump lung". nt

[Tipperary]

31. He may not even have symptoms. "If he survives." Most peop,e do not die.

Testing positive does not mean sick. Djokovic is in superb physical condition, probably the most fit of any professional tennis player out there.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

50. It would be a shame if he suffered through a cytokine storm...

... like other great athletes who caught it -- e.g., Marathon runners.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

29. In his defense, it's not as though there's a vaccine for this

that he declined to get.

So his being an anti-vaxxer has zero to do with getting the disease.

[Polybius]

30. I know a viscous anti-vaxer who is amazing on Covid

He wears his mask everywhere, and only goes out like once a month (at least before Phase 1 started in NYC) to shop for food. The two don't always go hand and hand.

[sunonmars]

45. He's an ass, he held this event, then ran away back home when others tested positive

He was told to stay until tests was done but nope, he got out of dodge quick and probably infected more people on the way.

He's always been an arrogant ass.

[malaise]

47. The arrogant ass took it home to his wife

https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/2594451/asshole-of-the-year-novak-djokovic-and-his-wife-test-positive-for-covid-19-in-the-least-surprising-news-of-all-time
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Asshole Of The Year Novak Djokovic And His Wife Test Positive For COVID-19 In The Least Surprising News Of All Time
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Ah would you look at that? Looks like positive vibes and miracle water couldn't stop the great Novaxx Djokovic from catching coronavirus after his middle finger to the global pandemic tennis tournament the past few weeks. Now listen, I'm not evil, I wasn't rooting for this to happen. I'm in the least bit shocked, but I hope Novak and his wife Jelena make a speedy recovery and learn from this. That being said, WHAT A FUCKING IDIOT!

It's truly hard to grasp the incompetence and ignorance this asshole has shown over the last few months, which all came to a head this past weekend. Dude held his own tennis tournament in back to back weekends with zero coronavirus social distancing precautions, full capacity fans, no masks, players flown in from different countries, and of course partying at the clubs after! Global pandemic? Where? Never heard of it.
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Prayers up to all the players that have contracted Covid - 19. Don’t @ me for anything I’ve done that has been ‘irresponsible’ or classified as ‘stupidity’ - this takes the cake.

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[JustABozoOnThisBus]

54. I can only think of one good reason to decline a coronavirus vaccine ...

... if Trump recommends it.

Then, no deal. I'll wait for the next one.