Unvaxxed Novak Djokovic Gets Medical Exemption To Play Australian Openby Staff |Novak Djokovic will be defending his Australian Open. 1 confirmed earlier today that he received clearance from the Australian government to play the Australian Open. Unvaxxed players, as Djokovic is thought to be, needed a medical exemption to participate in the event, and the tournament confirmed that Djokovic finally got hit — other players have also received medical exemptions. According to the tournament, the exemption requests are reviewed by an independent medical panel who do not know the name of the applicant. “One of those was the Independent Medical Exemption Review Panel appointed by the Victorian Department of Health.

Source: The Guardian January 05, 2022 10:09 UTC