John Isner rekindles anti-vax sentiments, reacts in support of citizen telling Dr. Anthony Fauci why he refused to take COVID-19 shot in US

John Isner has breathed new life into the debate between those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and those who oppose it.

A video from June 2021 has surfaced online in which Dr. Anthony Fauci and the Mayor of Washington DC, Muriel Bowser, can be seen going door-to-door, urging people to get vaccinated. They were confronted by a man who refused to get the coronavirus shot, resulting in a heated argument.

The man remarked that the information provided to people in the US regarding the vaccines was not enough and that the vaccine was developed much quicker than the time it should have taken. He added that the authorities were trying to create fear in people's minds.

"People in America are not settled with the information that has been given to us right now," the man said. "I'm not going to be lining up taking a shot on vaccination for something that wasn't clear in the first place. Then you create a shot in miraculous time, it takes years to create a vaccination."

"When you start talking about paying people to get vaccinated, when you start talking about incentivizing things to get people vaccinated, it's something else going on with that. Your campaign is about fear. It's about inciting fear in people, you all attack people with fear. That's what this pandemic is. It's fear," he concluded.

American writer, radio host, and TV analyst Clay Travis took to social media to share the clip, saying that the country needed more heroes like the man who argued with the doctor.

"This is amazing. Dr. Fauci went knocking on doors trying to get people to get the covid shot. A man in one of the houses confronts him and explains why he won’t be getting the shot. We needed far more heroes like this over the past three years," Travis tweeted.

37-year-old Isner seconded Travis' views as he wrote:

"This is fantastic."

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John Isner supported Novak Djokovic as US government turned down the Serb's exemption request for Sunshine Double

Novak Djokovic (L) and John Isner

America still requires foreign travelers to produce proof of vaccination to enter the country. Emergency protocols, however, are set to end on May 11 this year. Last month, Novak Djokovic appealed to the US authorities to grant him an exemption to play at Indian Wells and the Miami Open. The Serb eventually withdrew from both tournaments after the request was denied.

John Isner took a sarcastic dig at the government, saying that the six-time Miami Open champion, Djokovic, was a dangerous man but only until May 11.

"Don’t worry guys, on May 11th he will be deemed safe enough to enter the USA. Until then, he’s far too dangerous. Do not question the science, our government has been spot on with all things Covid since the onset," Isner tweeted.

John Isner, meanwhile, is set to begin his campaign at the 2023 Miami Open against 21-year-old compatriot Emilio Nava. At the preceding Indian Wells Masters, the American faced a first-round exit at the hands of compatriot Brandon Nakashima.