Premier Daniel Andrews hints at the end of jab mandates, proof of vaccination and other COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria once the peak of the Omicron subvariant BA.2 has surpassed.
Mr Andrews said vaccine mandates, proof of vaccination and other COVID-19 restrictions were likely to end once the peak of the Omicron subvariant BA.2 has surpassed.
Premier Daniel Andrews hints vaccine mandates could be scrapped in a matter of weeks as Omicron cases are expected to peak. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Crosling.The changes would mean Victorians would no longer be required to be double-vaccinated to enter pubs, cafes, restaurants, stadiums, or casinos.
“It could be anything but a health stance. I can’t say what it is, but at the end of the day, the epidemiologist argument fades pretty quickly if you reach high vaccination rates and background immunity,” she told The Herald Sun.
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