Scott Morrison has doubled down with his stance on mandatory vaccinations declaring the government will not “seek to impose” forced jabs.
Mr Morrison said there were only two exceptions, which had already been outlined, whereby any government-enforced vaccinations would take place.
The Prime Minister said the “important principle” of the national vaccine rollout was that the jab would be free and not mandatory. He said while the government will seek to provide “as much careful advice” to businesses, it would not “impose a mandatory vaccination program in this country by some other means”.
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