A directive to ban anyone from flying if they refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine may ultimately rest in the hands of the government, despite Qantas introducing its own rule. Qantas boss Alan Joyce sparked anger from vaccine skeptics on Sunday when he said his airline won’t allow passengers to travel if they don’t get the jab. But even if other airlines allowed passengers to board the plane without jabs, travellers will be at the mercy of foreign governments’ travel regulations. Mandatory vaccination already exists as a condition of entry for certain countries for other diseases such as yellow fever or polio. Anyone entering Australia may be required to show proof of vaccination for COVID-19 or be forced to spend two weeks in quarantine (pictured: a woman checks in at Melbourne airport on Monday after flights reopened between New South Wales and Victoria) Under federal law anyone entering from a country with yellow fever without a jab can be placed under ‘quarantine surveillance’ which does not restrict their movement but requires them to seek assessment from a doctor if they develop symptoms of yellow fever. So it may not be that unusual for international governments to begin dictating policy around inoculation to restrict… Read full this story
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