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That doesn't make much sense to me: it seems to require a person who has an allergy to the vaccine to also get infected. At any rate, the sensible course of act
by hugh-avherald 5y ago
That doesn't make much sense to me: it seems to require a person who has an allergy to the vaccine to also get infected. At any rate, the sensible course of action would have been to allow only permanent, approved medical contraindications to be grounds for exemption. Temporary contraindications (like recent vaccination/infection) would simply invoke an apology and a wish they get better soon.
- alkonaut 5y agoFair point. But even so I’m concerned that even trusting “note from random doctor” is far too relaxed. Requiring a medical exemption issued in Australia or by a doctor approved by Australian authorites seems much more secure.
- brokenmachine 5y agoThat's what it is. Look at it yourself. Previous infection is only a 6-month temporary deferral in the case of major acute medical illness. https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2021/11/atagi-expanded-guidance-on-temporary-medical-exemptions-for-covid-19-vaccines.pdf https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2021... https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/who-is-actually-eligible-for-a-covid-19-vaccine-ex https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/who-is-actually-el... These are the ATAGI guidelines though, the border can do what they want and they do not recognize previous infection as an exemption, apparently except in very special cases where the person is a millionaire with a world-class backhand. It'd be really interesting to know why he was given an exemption even while he hadn't tested positive in the past 6 months.
- hugh-avherald 5y agoNote that the first link is published by a Commonwealth Government entity and the second is not the government. His exemption was granted by Tennis Australia, not the Commonwealth.