Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has back-tracked after suggesting vaccinations² against the coronavirus could become mandatory³.

 

澳大利亚总理斯科特·莫里森曾建议强制接种新冠肺炎疫苗，但现在他收回了这一建议。

 

Announcing a deal that could provide free doses to Australia's entire population, Mr Morrison had said there should only be medical exemptions⁴.

 

But after concerns raised by health experts, he clarified: "There are no compulsory⁵ vaccines⁶ in Australia."

 

Meanwhile, visitors to Australia may also be required to have immunisation.

 

Health Minister Greg Hunt said he "wouldn't rule out" making it mandatory for anyone travelling to Australia - including Australians returning to the country - if that was the advice from medical experts.

 

"It would seem passing strange if we had a massive vaccination¹ programme in Australia but we were then to allow people in who could bring it in," he told A Current Affair.

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