My personal view is that sportspeople should not be jumping the queue: Australian Cricketers’ Association head

According to Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) Chairman Greg Dyer, the players should not be given priority access to COVID-19 vaccine over the high-risk groups.

Australia will commence the vaccine rollout in February. According to local media, Cricket Australia had asked for the test squad to be vaccinated before they tour South Africa.

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“My personal view is that sportspeople should not be jumping the queue,” Dyer told the Sydney Morning Herald.

“It’s the wrong look. There are more important people out there with much higher levels of exposure who need the vaccines first.”

Australia will travel to South Africa in March, though venues and dates have not been finalised. Dyer said the biosecurity protocols should be strict enough for the players so that they don’t get infected.

“Sports need to build protocols which don’t require vaccines and we’ve been able to,” Dyer said. “It’s not morally defensible for sportspeople to jump the queue.”