According to Australian Cricketers\u2019 Association (ACA) Chairman Greg Dyer, the players should not be given priority access to COVID-19 vaccine over the high-risk groups.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy personal view is that sportspeople should not be jumping the queue,\u201d Dyer told the Sydney Morning Herald.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the wrong look. There are more important people out there with much higher levels of exposure who need the vaccines first.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u2019t get infected.<\/p>\n
\u201cSports need to build protocols which don\u2019t require vaccines and we\u2019ve been able to,\u201d Dyer said. \u201cIt\u2019s not morally defensible for sportspeople to jump the queue.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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