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Tennis star Novak Djokovic has had his visa to enter Australia dramatically revoked on his arrival in Melbourne yesterday.

 

The world number one was held in the city's airport for several hours before border forces announced he had not met entry rules and would be deported.

 

It came a day after he was granted an exemption from vaccination rules to play in the Australian Open.

 

Australian PM Scott Morrison said no one was above the rules, and Djokovic is reportedly challenging the decision.

 

Djokovic has not spoken about his vaccination status, but last year he said he was "opposed to vaccination".

 

Vietnam’s position

 

In December Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for punishing people who refuse to be vaccinated without valid reasons.

 

At a meeting with the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, he said authorities should convince people to get immunized, and consider banning people from leaving their home or making them pay the treatment fees if they contract Covid if they refuse the shots.

 

The goal is safe adaptation to the pandemic with a focus on reducing community transmission and severe cases and death, he said.

 

Vietnam has so far received around 169 million vaccine doses from various sources and administered around 135 million of them.

 

Around 97 percent of the adult population has received at least one shot and 80 percent has received two.

 

With the World trying to cope with this unique pandemic, should we risk letting people like Novak Djokovic continue to stick to his principals of not being vaccinated, while still wishing to roam free?

 

What do you think is the correct route to take?

 

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I believe that they should be protected from their own lack of common sense.

1 hour ago, ramrod711 said:

I believe that they should be protected from their own lack of common sense.

I totally agree with your statement.   Lock them up and throw away the key!!

2 minutes ago, Havenstreet1940 said:

I totally agree with your statement.   Lock them up and throw away the key!!

Or even better concentrate them in camps? Heaven help!

And at the entrance of these camps a big sign

"Vaccination makes free"

Incredible how far hysteria drives some people. Scaring.

Yes, unvaccinated people should not be allowed out except to go shopping or to the doctor.

On 1/6/2022 at 9:26 AM, ozimoron said:

Yes, unvaccinated people should not be allowed out except to go shopping or to the doctor.

Why should they be allowed to go shopping when they really should be forced to use touchless delivery services?

Just now, Captain Monday said:

Why should they be allowed to go shopping when they really should be forced to use touchless delivery services?

I agree with you but I'm trying to be generous.