No Vax Djokavic
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No Vax Djokavic
How do we feel about this.
Is this a civil liberties issue or is he just being a dick and deserves deportation?
Is this a civil liberties issue or is he just being a dick and deserves deportation?
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It's a very strange situation and it seems like it's been politicised. It's not clear on what grounds he initially obtained the exemption to being vaccinated, and it's not clear why his visa has now suddenly been cancelled despite this.
When the visa thing came up in the news yesterday, it seemed that there was something wrong with the visa, independently of the vaccine thing, just by coincidence. E.g. in this BBC article, it says:
When the visa thing came up in the news yesterday, it seemed that there was something wrong with the visa, independently of the vaccine thing, just by coincidence. E.g. in this BBC article, it says:
But now that the story has matured a bit, it seems that it's all related after all. BBC, Guardian for a bit of context.World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic's entry to Australia has been delayed over an issue with his visa.
The player arrived in Melbourne on Wednesday, where authorities noticed that his team had made a mistake on his application.
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Apparently the exemption was because he had COVID in December.
Althoug this is lumped in together in the same sentence, the visa and the exemption from Tennis Australia would be completely separate things.In court documents released on Saturday, Djokovic's lawyers said the player had been granted a temporary visa to enter the country and provided with a "medical exemption from Covid vaccination" by Tennis Australia because of his recent infection.
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It's proved fairly straightforward for internet sleuths to find photos of him attending events, posing with groups of children and so on, on days which are likely to have immediately followed his supposed positive test.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat Jan 08, 2022 12:08 pm Apparently[/url] the exemption was because he had COVID in December.
(E.g. https://www.facebook.com/10006895317281 ... 98092/?d=n)
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"In his book Serve to Win, Djokovic described how in 2010 he met with a nutritionist who asked him to hold a piece of bread in his left hand while he pressed down on his right arm. Djokovic claims he was much weaker while holding the bread, and cited this as evidence of gluten intolerance."
(Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-59897918)
(Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-59897918)
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Re: No Vax Djokovic
Pool oul Novax!
He's having a bad week...
What I don't understand: can they not just do a PCR test? If he hasn't got the virus right now, and he's already in Australia, let him play ffs.
Where is common sense in all of this?
Seems more like a dick measuring contest.
He's having a bad week...
What I don't understand: can they not just do a PCR test? If he hasn't got the virus right now, and he's already in Australia, let him play ffs.
Where is common sense in all of this?
Seems more like a dick measuring contest.
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Re: No Vax Djokavic
This week looks better though.L'oisleatch McGraw wrote: ↑Mon Jan 10, 2022 4:37 am Pool oul Novax!
He's having a bad week...
What I don't understand: can they not just do a PCR test? If he hasn't got the virus right now, and he's already in Australia, let him play ffs.
Where is common sense in all of this?
Seems more like a dick measuring contest.
I must admit I'm torn here as Djokovic is not very likeable and refusing a vaccine last year was stoopid.
But the Australian immigration department do piss me off.
Just the bug spraying you get before you get off the plane pisses me off though.
So on reflection I hope he wins it
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Oof plot twist
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Visa cancelled again I believe.
Coincidentally Djokavic is nearly an anagram of Co-vid Joke
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Re: No Vax Djokavic
It's even nearer if you use the correct spelling, Djokovic.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 10:43 amVisa cancelled again I believe.
Coincidentally Djokavic is nearly an anagram of Co-vid Joke
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Anyway, he's been deported now.
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Serves him right
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Took me a minute, ace pun!Matt Morrison wrote: ↑Tue Jan 18, 2022 8:31 amServes him right
Mike Brown: "Round 12: T N R S A E I G U
C1: SIGNATURE (18) ["9; not written down"]
C2: SEATING (7)
Score: 108–16 (max 113)
Another niner for Adam and yet another century. Well done, that man."
C1: SIGNATURE (18) ["9; not written down"]
C2: SEATING (7)
Score: 108–16 (max 113)
Another niner for Adam and yet another century. Well done, that man."
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Unforced errorMatt Morrison wrote: ↑Tue Jan 18, 2022 8:31 amServes him right
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So he lied / falsified the positive test date to get to the Australian Open, which is bad, but that means he wasn't deliberately infecting children at that awards ceremony the next day, which is good!
Mike Brown: "Round 12: T N R S A E I G U
C1: SIGNATURE (18) ["9; not written down"]
C2: SEATING (7)
Score: 108–16 (max 113)
Another niner for Adam and yet another century. Well done, that man."
C1: SIGNATURE (18) ["9; not written down"]
C2: SEATING (7)
Score: 108–16 (max 113)
Another niner for Adam and yet another century. Well done, that man."
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Re: No Vax Djokavic
And so Nadal beats him to 21.
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Novax will prolly reach close to 30 by the time he retires
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Maybe. He keeps sabotaging himself though. If he's not avoiding being vaccinated, he's getting disqualified for whacking balls at people.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon Jan 31, 2022 11:06 amNovax will prolly reach close to 30 by the time he retires
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I was very pleased that this happened
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Looks like he's got his own vaccine named after him now.