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Austria Suspends Europe’s First Universal Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate

Government says the Omicron variant, milder and more resistant to vaccines, makes the mandate disproportionate

The first country in Europe to adopt a universal Covid-19 vaccination mandate is backtracking, saying it will now suspend the measure based on findings showing that vaccines don’t protect well against infections by the Omicron variant.

Austria enacted the mandate last year but it has proven legally complex to design and officials fear it would face court challenges after coming into force later this month.

The mandate was set to impose hefty and regular fines on people who refused to take the vaccine, with police checking for vaccination certificates and authorities accessing medical records to identify the unvaccinated.

The decision shows the difficulties in enforcing such mandates—which have faced political and legal pushback from critics, including parts of the medical community—given vaccines’ limited success at preventing infections by the dominant Omicron variants. Although studies show they are very effective at preventing hospitalizations and death.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/austria-suspends-europes-first-universal-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-11646834154

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