Djokovic and the vaccine sceptics in sport
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2022
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
It's split families and friendships. Now the debate over vaccinations is tearing through the world of sport. As tennis superstar Novak Djokovic flew into Melbourne to compete in the Australian Open, he ended up in a detention centre. He might be the number one ranked player in the world, but he's also unvaccinated. So how should the sporting world deal with athletes who don't want to get vaccinated?
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| 0:34.7 | It's split families and friendships. It's divided the political spectrum. |
| 0:39.7 | And now, the furthest debate over vaccinations is tearing through the world of sport. |
| 0:45.6 | We start with the extraordinary news from Australia. |
| 0:49.2 | Novak Djokovic has been denied entry into the country. |
| 0:52.4 | The champ remains in detention in Melbourne this morning because he is unvaccinated. |
| 0:58.3 | There was always going to be an interceding from the government. |
| 1:00.8 | I'm gop smack that he didn't intercede before he got on the plane. |
| 1:03.2 | He can't be let out and let out into the community without a visa, but this is a mess. |
| 1:08.3 | When the tennis superstar Novak Djokovic flew into Australia last week to compete in the open, |
| 1:13.9 | he landed himself in an immigration detention centre. |
| 1:17.8 | He might be a world champion, but he's also unvaccinated. |
| 1:22.4 | Entry with a visa requires double vaccination or a medical exemption. |
| 1:30.0 | It advised that such an exemption was not in place and as a result, he is subject to the same rule |
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