Gigi Hadid's brother Anwar faces backlash after he says he won’t take Covid-19 vaccine

Sakeena Banday, Gulf Today

Model Anwar Hadid faces backlash online after stating that he won’t take the Covid-19 vaccine after it becomes available.

The 21-year-old model said he would rather get the virus and heal from it naturally.

During a quick question and answer session on social media, a user asked Hadid whether or not he would take the vaccine, the 21-year-old shared anti-vaccine sentiments.

“Absolutely Not,” he replied, according to his post on Instagram.

 Anwar Hadid poses with his girlfriend Dua Lipa.

His response prompted another user to ask him another question: 'Why are you anti vax' with a crying emoji.

“Either I just don’t get it [COVID-19] or I get it and God willing heal from it and get antibodies rather than do that process unnaturally,” wrote Hadid, when asked by another user why he was ‘anti-vax’. “Our bodies are made by the creator to do way more than we think.”

Gigi Hadid poses with her brother model Anwar Hadid at the 2018 CFDA Fashion awards. File/AFP

Many took to social media to express their disappointment over Hadid’s comments, as he was quickly labelled an ‘anti-vaxxer’.

Earlier, Anwar was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2012, shortly after his mother and sister, Bella, contracted the disease.