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People who choose not to get vaccinated shouldn't have to pay for COVID care in hospital

  • Written by Stephen Duckett, Director, Health and Aged Care Program, Grattan Institute
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When I went out in Melbourne for a coffee with a friend earlier this week, the waiter verified my vaccination status before allowing me to sit down. But for the unvaccinated in Victoria, New South Wales, and the ACT, it’s a case of no clubbing, no coffee catch-ups, no movies.

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