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Covid: Australian Open fans criticised for ‘booing vaccine’ – BBC News
A crowd’s booing of a reference to Covid-19 vaccines is “disgusting”, Australia’s deputy PM says.
image captionThe crowd at the men’s final, which was won by Novak Djokovic
Australia’s government has criticised fans at the Australian Open tennis final after some loudly booed the mention of a Covid-19 vaccine rollout.
The booing happened during an awards ceremony after the men’s final, when a tennis official referred to global vaccine efforts as a sign of optimism.
It comes just as Australia begins its national inoculation programme.
Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack called the crowd’s…
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