World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic was denied entry into Australia on Thursday after initially being granted a medical exemption from the country's COVID-19 vaccination requirements so that he could play in the Australian Open.
The source told Reuters that the visa and paperwork that Djokovic had used to gain entry into the country was the same as three other players who had already arrived. "I told our Novak that the whole of Serbia is with him and that our bodies are doing everything to see that the harassment of the world's best tennis player is brought to an end immediately.
Morrison has faced an enormous backlash over his government's decision to grant Djokovic a medical exemption from vaccination to play at the Open, leading to fingerpointing between the Prime Minister's conservative administration and the left-leaning Victorian government led by premier Dan Andrews. "We will not be providing Novak Djokovic with individual visa application support to participate in the 2022 Australian Open Grand Slam.
Every vaccinated person can contract and spread the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The vaccine is said to only protect the vaccinated person against severe symptoms of Covid-19 disease — not against catching the virus. Any vaccine requirement for travel is insane.
Anti-vaxxer asking for privilege...this is ridiculous.
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all over the world we are asking people who anonymously earn a few hundred dollars in the humblest jobs to undergo vaccines and social distancing, it would be little encouraging if there was such a blatant example of privilege