Premier Daniel Andrews has suggested vaccine passports could extend further than being able to board a flight as he announced the government will meet on Tuesday night to discuss a 'modest easing' of restrictions at certain 'thresholds'.
The Victorian Premier was asked if vaccine passports should be brought in, seen in countries such as Singapore and Denmark, to give residents who are fully vaccinated more freedoms.
"I will make a bold prediction - you won't be getting a visa to too many countries if you haven't been double dosed." Mr Andrews ruled out locking down residents who choose not to get a vaccine as it would become"incredibly difficult" to enforce. "If we can achieve zero, that's a terrific outcome. If we can't, we are all the better for having tried to drive the numbers down as low as possible because this is the key point," he said.
"It is not like they are open. They are locked down as well," Mr Andrews stressed."Their hospitals are under enormous stress. I wish them well."
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