Cycology Club, a fitness studio in Surry Hills, has become one of the first Sydney establishments to announce a “no jab, no ride” policy. The new rule will take effect once the lockdown restrictions are lifted and the business has reopened.
Whilst there has been no advice from the State or Federal Governments about enforcing vaccination conditions in establishments, Cycology owner David Finnimore said that he’s putting the policy up to encourage more people to get the jab.
Mr Finnimore acknowledged that a venue like Cycology brings a “significant risk of transmission” to its patrons. He said that while the patrons of Cycology could wear a mask and practice social distancing, it won’t provide the same experiences and expectations.
Highlights
- Cycology Club in Surry Hills will have a no vaccination, no entry policy once the lockdowns are lifted.
- Owner David Finnimore said that he wants to be supportive of the vaccination program so that Sydney can reopen and remain open.
- Once a vaccination target has been reached, a vaccination authentication process could be rollout in the country.
The owner said that with COVID still around, they cannot continue with the same operations and “get back to what we used to do,” adding that he cannot risk the lives of the staff and the clients.
He believes that business owners like him should do their part in supporting and encouraging vaccination so that economies can reopen and stay open.
The move has been met with both positive and negative reactions but Mr Finnimore said that people are entitled to their opinion. However, the spin studio owner believes that vaccination is still the best way for Sydney to get back to the normal way of life.
Meanwhile, reports cited that if Sydney achieves a substantial percentage of its vaccination target, fitness facilities could be allowed to operate without caps on the capacity of customers.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison also said that the government is already working on a digital vaccination authentication process.
“The post-vaccination phase will be entered once we reach a threshold of vaccination, to be determined by the modelling process we’re currently engaged in. This will be a scientific number. It won’t be a political number, it won’t be an arbitrary number, it will be a number that we can have confidence in,” Mr Morrison said.
Based on the Federal Government’s daily vaccination updates, Australia could be on track to vaccinate 80 percent of the population by January 2022. More shipments of Pfizer vaccines are also arriving in September and October.