What happens if you refuse to have a COVID vaccination?

Vaccinations underway in Brazil

Vaccinations underway in Brazil Source: AAP

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has assured the country that vaccines will not be mandatory; but legally, the government is within its rights to make them compulsory.

For health and support measures currently in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in your language, visit sbs.com.au/coronavirus

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