The Australian Fair Work Commission (FWC) decision to uphold the dismissal of Jennifer Kimber, an aged care receptionist, who refused the influenza vaccination was likened to a “system of medical apartheid,” a commissioner said. In April 2021, FWC rejected Kimber’s application for unfair dismissal after ruling the dismissal was not “harsh, unjust, or unreasonable,” a decision that was upheld on Sept. 27. Kimber received flu shots in 2015 and 2016 but soon developed severe skin inflammation all over her body that lasted 10 months. She considered her 2016 flu shot as the cause of her condition and refused subsequent flu shots. However, in March 2020, the government made it mandatory for all aged care workers to receive a flu vaccination as part of its response to address COVID-19. FWC vice president Adam Hatcher and commissioner Bernie Riordan who refused Kimber’s appeal, concluded that she held a “general anti-vaccination position” and …