Australian Plan to Bring Back Foreign Students Likely to Exclude Chinese
- Common Chinese Covid-19 vaccines not recognized in Australia
- China is Australia’s biggest source of international students
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A pilot program to allow some international students to return to Australia’s most populous state is likely to exclude Chinese nationals due to rules surrounding vaccination status.
The phased plan was approved by the federal government and the first flight carrying some 500 fully-vaccinated international students will arrive in New South Wales by the end of the year, the state government said Friday. Chinese nationals are Australia’s biggest source of international students but they are likely to be ineligible to participate, because China’s vaccines are not recognized by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration.