Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has clarified his views on a potential coronavirus vaccine after sharing an anti-vaccination post on social media
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The 35-year-old Mercedes driver faced fierce criticism on Monday after uploading the video, which accuses Microsoft founder Bill Gates of lying about coronavirus vaccine trials, to his Instagram story. In Hamilton's since-deleted post -- originally posted by content creator King Bach -- Gates is interviewed on CBSN about progress on a vaccine to combat Covid-19.
"I'm not against a vaccine and no doubt it will be important in the fight against coronavirus, and I'm hopeful for its development to help save lives," he wrote. "However after watching the video, I felt it showed that there is still a lot of uncertainty about the side effects most importantly and how it is going to be funded." He signed off the statement by saying"I may not always get my posting right" but"I'm learning.
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