F1 star Lewis Hamilton is slammed by fans for sharing anti-vaxxer post with his 18m Instagram followers accusing billionaire Bill Gates of lying over coronavirus trials
Lewis Hamilton has been heavily criticised after sharing an anti-vaxxer video to his 18.3million Instagram followers.
The six-time Formula One champion shared the video by content creator King Bach on his Instagram story twice.
In the video, tech billionaire Bill Gates is being interviewed about the progress towards getting a vaccine to combat Covid-19. The caption that is attached to the video which Hamilton shared read: ‘I remember when I told my first lie’.
Lewis Hamilton (right) has faced fierce criticism after he shared an anti-vaxxer video to his Instagram story (left) which came with the caption: ‘I remember when I told my first lie’
Gates, known best for founding Microsoft, is a healthcare philanthropist and he backs South Korean company SK Bioscience. In the video he is heard playing down concerns over potential side-effects.
He gave $3.6m to the company in May for the purpose of accelerating the development of a vaccine to combat Covid-19.
And in a letter to South Korean president Moon Jae-in, as reported by Fortune, Gates is convinced the company could produce as many as 200m vaccine kits by June 2021.
But there remains dissenting voices about vaccination and Hamilton’s decision to share the post, which suggested Gates was lying in an interview on US television, has been met with condemnation.
More to follow.
