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Premier Steven Marshall has doubled down on his comments that the majority of those interstate who are double vaccinated and want to come to South Australia for Christmas will be able to do so without quarantining, after the SA Health boss yesterday raised doubts about any such timeframe.
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UPDATED: Fully vaccinated interstate visitors might not be allowed into South Australia for Christmas without having to quarantine – despite a bold declaration from the Premier last week – with the boss of SA Health telling a parliamentary committee “that’s not our expectation”.
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