It’s not just international flights that anti-vaxxers could soon be banned from. Local residents that refuse to get the Covid-19 vaccine may be restricted from entering restaurants, bars and pubs under a controversial new plan that is currently being considered by NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian.

The new proposal would see vaccinations necessary to enter high-risk settings such as hospitality venues, as well as government-run establishments, including police and fire stations.

“Clearly, opportunities to travel overseas or opportunities to enter certain workplaces or venues might be enhanced if you have the vaccine,” Berejiklian told The Daily Telegraph.

“Some of those decisions could be inspired by government, (and) some of those decisions might be inspired by the organisation themselves.”

Berejiklian said the government would be discussing the vaccine rollout in the coming weeks.

“Obviously the vaccine rollout and the vaccine policies are the domain of the federal government, but certainly in NSW I would be encouraging people to have the vaccine once it’s made available,” she added.

In November last year, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said that passengers travelling to international destinations on Qantas would need to be vaccinated to fly.

“For international travellers, we will ask people to have a vaccination before they get on the aircraft,” Joyce said.

“Certainly, for international visitors coming out and people leaving the country we think that’s a necessity.”