The owner of the luxury seafood restaurant is so afraid of getting a Covid jab that he’s closing up shop despite booming business due to the vaccine: ‘I can’t even go for beer!’
- Artichoke restaurant on Gold Coast will soon close due to vaccine mandate
- Business owner Grant Madwick says he is ‘too scared’ to be vaccinated
- A previous illness gave him a weakened immunity and a history of blood clots
- He is unable to get exemption and is not allowed to work in his own business
A restaurant owner, terrified of getting a Covid jab, will close down his popular high-end eatery instead of going along with it.
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He has been suffering from Schedosporium prolificans, a fungal infection that compromises the health of the immune system, for many years.
Sanctuary Cove’s Artichoke Will Close Due to Business Owner’s Vaccination Status
Artichoke owner Grant Madwick has revealed he refused vaccinations after an ongoing health scare, leaving him with compromised immunity and a history of blood clots
Mr Madwick is ‘too scared’ to get vaccinated because of his immunity problems, but is unable to obtain a waiver, which means he will not be able to continue his business.
He said, ‘I am disabled, I have two children who live with me and have no job and I am unemployed.’ abc,
His vaccine hesitation caught hold of him on December 19 when artichokes were fined $7,000 for failing to comply with public health direction.
Despite his previous condition, Mr Madwick has been unable to obtain a vaccine exemption
Since he is unable to get an exemption, Mr Madwick will not be able to work at his own place any time soon.
The Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation said that one of the rules the restaurant reportedly failed to comply with was to ‘make all reasonable efforts to confirm the immunization status of patrons’.
The venue was then asked to be closed from December 22 to January 3, or till health regulations are met.
Mr Madwick said he was not against COVID health regulations, but admitted he was ‘too scared’ to get the jab ‘on mental grounds’.
He explained that he needed to take several medications as part of his condition that put him at risk of blood clots and had both hips replaced.
Mr Madwick described the government as ‘unhelpful’ and said he was unable to ‘even go in for beer’ due to his medical history.
Since Mr Madwick can no longer work in his own restaurant because of the vaccine, he is closing it because there is nothing left after forcibly closing the artichoke savings.
‘I am disabled, I have two children who live with me and have no job and I am unemployed. No one will hire me because I’m not two-sided and can’t get any discounts.”
Mr Madwick said his customers showed him great support and Artichoke was fully booked through February, but no matter what, he couldn’t even walk in the door.
‘I can’t even go for a beer, I can’t go to the pub, can’t go to the restaurant. It has gone crazy – the government is there to help you,” he said.
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