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[That guy obviously did not read about all those club or cruise ship cases where only the vaccinated were allowed in before 15 Dec.]

Difficult ethical decisions

Other pressures face hospitality staff since NSW fully opened up: whether to serve the unvaccinated.

Michael Hooper, 25, cancelled all his festive season shifts at Sydney's Oxford Hotel when unvaccinated patrons were let in from 15 December.

"My concern was I'll catch COVID and give it to my family over Christmas, or become a close contact and need to isolate alone," he says.

The bar staffer usually works 12-hour shifts five times a week and feels he has had to make the difficult decision between income and safety.

"It has turned my workplace into a high risk environment," he says. Initially worried he'd lose his job, his employer was understanding — but he's heard of cases surge amongst hospitality workers there.

"I'm now unsure I want to return in the new year," he says. "NSW case numbers are nuts."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-26/omicron-covid-lockdown-pubs-venues-close-down/100724074

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