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Unvaccinated Australians without a medical exemption should be forced to pay higher medicare fees, a leading economist has argued.
Saul Eslake said people who chose to not get vaccinated were placing a burden on the healthcare system and it was only fair they foot the bill.
'Non-vaccinated people could pay a higher Medicare levy in the same way as those who earn above a certain level have to pay more if they don't have private health,' he said.
'If they choose not to be vaccinated that's their choice, but it imposes a higher burden on the medical system.'
Unvaccinated Australians without a medical exemption should be forced to pay higher medicare fees, according to a lead economist (pictured, demonstrations marching in a Melbourne rally to protest vaccine mandates)
