Originally posted by RichardB
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Still, sounds like he got the right forename. With such role models, it is no surprise that Serbia has a somewhat poor record for SARS Cov2 vaccinations. -
That is exactly right. Now the top politicians are making this into a "diplomatic incident", and I notice that a FB friend (ex-friend I should now say) posted a request to sign a petition calling for him to be allowed into Australia to play, and for him not to be "treated like a criminal". (So far a little over 5000 people have signed it.) As far as I can see he isn't being treated like a criminal but like someone who has failed to fulfil the entry requirements for the country he's trying to visit. As the Australian authorities have said, he's free to go home whenever he wants.Originally posted by Bryn View PostComment
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It is also extraordinary how some of those supporting Djokovic have no trouble with other people seeking to enter Australia or indeed here being treated like criminals when seeking asylum.Originally posted by RichardB View PostComment
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Is he seeking permanent residence in Australia though? To me this issue comes down to six of one, half a dozen of the other, unless, that is, there is something to Djoko's defense that he had had Covid around Christmas and that makes him exempt from vaccination - this, despite what we're told that he in an anti vaxxer?Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostComment
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But as I understand it his Covid was six months ago which I believe is a long time ago in immunity terms!Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post
In any case it appears to me that he seems to think that as a top tennis player he can walk over the regulations in cabinet minister style - picked the wrong country didn’t he?Comment
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The real point is that you have to respect the rules of a country you are entering. Djokovic evidently thinks otherwiseOriginally posted by cloughie View PostComment
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The record apparently says he has Covid-19 last month, not six months ago.Originally posted by cloughie View PostComment
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Yes just heard that on the news so apologies to S_A. …but no doubt the outcome will be the outcome.Originally posted by Bryn View PostComment
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Conclusion from the D Telegraph (free artcicle
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'But of course - the real debate is not about natural immunity. It's about the fairness of a country with some of the strictest Covid entry rules in the world granting an exemption to an unvaccinated, wealthy tennis player while many of its own citizens have been prevented from seeing loved ones in other parts of the world - and even other parts of the world.'
It also points out that immunity is stronger for a vaccinated person after a breakthrough infection than for a 'fully unvaccinated' person.
The issue for Australia is also whether they messed up by suggesting ND was exempt and then changing their mind after he'd arrived in the country. But I'd have thought that for that he may be entitled to financial damages not entry to the country.It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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His lawyers are claiming he tested positive for Covid on 16 December, which is well within the 6 month period. However, apparently Australia’s immigration rules state that a person who has had Covid in the last 6 months, but has not also been vaccinated will still be required to quarantine for 2 weeks, as they are not considered to be fully vaccinated.Originally posted by Bryn View Post
There is also question mark over the statement that he had Covid on 16 December, as social media posts show him attending public events unmasked on 16 and 17 December (when he claims he was positive). This photo taken on 17 December shows him greeting fans unmasked.
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Lady Bracknell The importance of Being EarnestComment
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W0W! Novac has played a sizzling return into the backhand corner just on the line. . . or is it? Hawk Eye we need you.Comment
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Indeed, but there is still a possibility that the Australian national authorities will expel him since previous infection does not, in their legislation, qualify as an exemption criterion. Every news report on the issue that I have heard today has included that proviso. "OUT!" as in out of the country and tournament.Originally posted by Padraig View PostComment
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He could well be OUT in those senses, since missing OUT on lots of practice while he was IN. Some reports that I have heard give him a good chance of beating those odds. But no matter what, he'll always be Novac.Originally posted by Bryn View PostComment
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