Austrian Parliament Approves Mandatory Covid Vaccine For All Adults
Austria’s parliament on Thursday voted to mandate Covid vaccines for all adults beginning February 1.
This is the first of its kind in Europe.
“This is how we can manage to escape the cycle of opening and closing, of lockdowns,” Health Minister Wolfgang Mueckstein said. “That is why this law is so urgently needed right now.”
Exemptions will be made for pregnant women, people who have recovered from Covid in the last 6 months or for people with medical reasons.
AP reported:
Austria’s parliament voted Thursday to introduce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for adults from Feb. 1, the first of its kind in Europe.
Lawmakers voted 137 to 33 in favor of the mandate,
