WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU REFUSE TO HAVE A COVID VACCINATION?

The Australian government says it won't make COVID-19 vaccines compulsory when they begin the roll-out next month. But lawyers say that won't stop privately-owned businesses from denying service to those who refuse the jab. The first lot of Australians could be receiving their coronavirus vaccines as soon as mid-February. While the Federal government says it won't make vaccines compulsory across the population, state governments and privately owned businesses could take a different stance. On Monday, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said she would support businesses that choose to deny service to those who refuse the vaccine...

The doctor Amarilis Borba, receives a dose of vaccine at SESAPI in Brazil. Source: AAP