Likewise what is the cost of Novak getting vaccinated?
https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Tennis_Interviews...
There is definitely a risk there. Just unsure of the exact frequency, but this has been happening to athletes all around the world.
Where there's risk there should be choice and one should be able to weigh pros and cons.
His medical exemption is based on a positive PCR test from Dec 16. The deadline for such an exemption was Dec 10, so legally too late. But now the best. On the very same Dec 16 he had a public appearance in Serbia, and then Dec 17 another. Where he should have been in quarantine already.
Also Aussies hate sports personalities who they perceive as breaking the rules ask an Australia a cricket fan about the bodyline tour and Bradman.
Btw. I’m vaccinated and always promote it to people who didn’t catch it yet. But if you already had it? It’s not as clear, and we have number of studies to show it.
Although Djokovic is my countrymen I’m not pissed about him mission Australian Open (not a tennis fan). I’m pissed at all the governments around the world who make illogical rules just for the optics that they’re doing something. Lke closing borders when both countries have similar infection levels, or not recognizing vaccines if they are from other country you have political issues with. Or demanding vaccination even if there was prior infection and antibodies still present.
Or, like Australia, using imigration rules designed for zero-covid scenario in situation when they have internal 65k new cases in a day.