Djokovic

He has a pain in his hole.

The clue is in the name, no vak

This isn't public knowledge, since medical information is private. Officially Djokovic was granted a vaccination exemption by the Victorian State government to participate in the Australian Open on medical grounds, but we don't know the precise medical grounds.

We do know all the possible medical grounds - there's a published list of permitted medical grounds for a vaccination exemption, and Djokovic must have claimed one of them.

According to Twitter - and who could doubt information sourced on Twitter? 🙄 - the ground he actually relied on was that he had had PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection within the past 6 months, and therefore enjoyed natural immunity and didn't need to be vaccinated before the six months expires.

But, when he turned up at the airport and applied for entry to Australia, the Federal government - applying the same medical exemption criteria - asked for evidence that he had had Covid within the past 6 months, and he was unable to produce any. So, off to quarantine and an early flight home.

If this is true, the implication is that the Victorian authorities accepted a statement that he had had Covid within the past 6 months but didn't look for evidence to prove that. Or, that he had evidence which he gave to the Victorian government, but for some reason was unable to produce it to the Federal authorities at the airport (which seems unlikely).

he doesn't have one and his visa has been rightly rejected

ASES

Arrogant, Self Entitled Syndrome.

I got into a back and forth on the covid forums for daring to question what's really going on here.

I've absolutely not a jot of interest in his Vacination stance or status, this is all about a wink and a nod exemption with a quite bizzare sudden medical exemption used to justify this outrageous decision to permit him compete.

I'm just astonished the organisers who facilitated these Shenanigans were completely unaware how residents of Melbourne would react given what they've had to endure with lockdowns, restrictions for almost two years. This of course not the players fault but my god its astonishingly naive of his advisors not to have understood how this was going to panout.

Bad enough the Shenanigans but then to apply for a visa that doesn't permit medical exemptions is breathtakingly stupid.

Of course the conspiracy theorists will say its all about vacinnes, his stance Blaa Blaa Blaa, I see it for what it is, Different Strokes, For Different Folks and delighted it's back fired spectacularly.

Apparently his deportation has been delayed due to legal appeals. Wouldn't be surprised if he is allowed to play after all.

Not sure if arrogance is a medical exemption.

Sylvester Stallone?

Johnny Depp and his now Ex wife 😉

The English cricket team?

If so, that would be a pretty dumb calculation. The risk of contracting covid, and of suffering a prolonged period of inability to perform/sub-par performance as a consequence, is vastly, vastly greater than the risk of a bad reaction to the vaccine resulting in a prolonged period of etc. He reduces his risk by taking the vaccine; he increases it by not being vaccinated.

He's always been a bit of a wanker. That tweet he sent before getting on his flight was moronic, if he'd just kept his mouth shut he'd have been fine but he just couldn't help himself. The fact that he's desperate to be loved like Federer/Nadal despite being undoubtedly better than either of them now makes it all the more hilarious.

I see Chris smalling just got his vaccine in Italy as they were going to stop him from playing, i don't agree calling anyone names like above it's his body and his choice, but there is consequences to that decision, as he is now finding out.

I agree but he has always been a bit of an touchy self centered hot head, I reckon he had no official medical exemption.

I prseume he wasnt fully vaxxed either.

Im glad the ABF refused him entry and rightly so, apparently he is being held on appeal before consideration of being deported, lol

ABF dont take any lame excuses when it comes to protecting their borders.

https://www.rte.ie/sport/tennis/2022/0105/1269885-djokovic-must-prove-exemption-or-go-home-aussie-pm/

I wonder if it's a case that the Victorian government told him in principle that he had the exemption and granted the visa, but the small print said that the proof would still be required to be physically presented before entering the country. Either not spotting this, or being so arrogant as to think it wasn't important then he turned up, didn't have the proof and got sent on his way.

What a moron.

@bubblypop wrote:

In Romania in particular, Ceaușescu engaged in all sorts of broad social and medical experiments that resulted in generations of women effectively being forced to have children and then having to hand them over to orphanages because they were unable to care for them. The orphanages were little more than concentration camps for children, where they were neglected, tortured and experimented on by the authorities. Disabled children especially were treated like animals, and many healthy children became disabled in the homes due to their exposure to treatable illnesses, malnutrition or injury.

As a result, there is widespread distrust of the government in Romania in relation to health care and children rights. I expect even if the situation wasn't quite so grim in Serbia, the distrust would certainly overflow from Romania in terms of "look at the damage they might do".

Serbian athletes wouldn't exactly have the cleanest record in terms of doping in recent times.

Whenever I hear of medical exemptions, the controversies in cycling come to mind.

I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if it emerges over time that it was more than a diet change that saw Novak eventually dominate the sport. Which makes his anti-vax stance even more brain-dead.