Contrary to what a supposedly leaked email has suggested, no player competing in next year’s Australian Open will be exempted from vaccination regulations. So said Victoria premier Daniel Andrews this week.
Andrews singled out world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, who has become known for his controversial stance regarding vaccination. Andrews said to consider exemptions for players like Djokovic would not be the fair thing to do when everyone else working at the tournament will be mandated to double-jab.
The Victoria premier said the issue won’t be opened for debate now or in the future and is now considered resolved.
An earlier announcement by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison seemed to suggest that unvaccinated players would be allowed into the country and to play – on condition that a two-week quarantine period be completed. But a statement by federal immigration minister Alex Hawke echoes the information provided by Andrews in that everybody entering Australia on any sort of visa will have to provide proof of a double jab – whether there to play tennis or for whatever other reason.
In response, Victorian health minister Martin Foley has said the state’s public health authorities will have to consider everything the minister has said. He however added that while mixed messages appear to have been sent, the state itself would not be applying for any vaccination exemptions.
While Djokovic had been willing to quarantine ahead of this year’s US Open, he has been lobbying hard for the relaxation of quarantine rules in Melbourne.
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