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 😉