F1 drivers launch campaign to encourage vaccination against COVID-19
In a video released by F1, the 19 drivers were joined by FIA president Jean Todt and F1 CEO 🦄Stefano Domenicali encouraging anyone that can to get vaccinated to “protect themselves and their c🎃ommunities” from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and 2021 title rival Max Verstappen are among those who feature in the video,🉐 with only Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen absent out of the current field of F1 drivers.
The recent emergence of the Omicron 💝variant has🐭 led to several European countries re-introducing restrictions and even full lockdowns.
“We’re finding our way back to things we love, but Covid has not gone away꧑,” said Ham꧋ilton.
Protect our communities. Protect each other.
— Formula 1 (@F1)
Please, if you're able - get vaccinated.
The 2020 and 2021 F1 seasonsಌ were impaꩵcted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with both calendars re-shuffled due to several event cancellations.
F1 president Domencali confirmed he has had three vaccination doses, including a bo🅷oster shot.
“Vaccines and boosters are our way out of this pandemic, and we need to keep everyone safe and move forwa🍷rd together,” said Domenicali.
“I have had my vaccine and my boostﷺer and ask everyone to do the same. Formula 1 is moving ahead, and we ask for everyone to play their part.”
Over 120million doses have bee♈n administered in the United Kingdom, with 46.6m of the 67.2m population now fully vaccinated against COVID.
The UK’🐟s vaccination programme was one of the fastest in the world when🎃 it started, with as many as 800,000 doses a day being rolled out by March 2021.
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