Daniel Andrews announces international travellers into Victoria must be triple vaxxed

Overseas travellers arriving into Victoria may need to be triple vaccinated in order to move freely around the state and attend venues, Premier Daniel Andrews has warned.

The shock move comes despite the Prime Minister saying on Monday all tourists would be welcome Down Under as long as they had two Covid vaccinations, and not a booster shot. 

Mr Andrews has warned that while international travellers with two doses may enter the state, they could be locked out of retail and hospitality venues. 

National Cabinet is waiting advice from ATAGI to whether a fully vaccinated person is deemed as someone with three doses.

Mr Andrews has already enforced triple dose mandates for workers in health and aged care, disability, emergency services, corrections, quarantine accommodation, food distribution and education. 

Mr Morrison made it clear on Monday travellers would not be required to have a third dose.

‘It will be two [doses]. There are various arguments around the world for three doses. Two doses is what the chief medical officer says is sufficient,’ he said. 

But Mr Andrews said he expected the federal government to change their position if advised by ATAGI.

‘They (ATAGI) must be getting very close to making that decision. We’ve got a national cabinet meeting on Thursday. Hopefully we can receive it before then or at that meeting,’ he said.

‘All the international evidence, all the advice I get from our team is that three doses is what’s required in order to be as safe as it can be.’ 

The Victorian Premier has remained firm in his stance that if the advisory group changed its definition of a fully vaccinated person, the same would apply to those in his state.

Victorians must be double vaccinated to currently enter hospitality venues and some retail services. 

Mr Morrison announced on Monday that from February 21 all tourists were allowed into the country given they had received two jabs. 

More to come.