Coronavirus: Austrian vaccine mandate to come into force on Saturday
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Feb 04 2022 at 5:23 PM GMT
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- An Austrian law making it compulsory for adults to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, the European Union’s first such sweeping Covid-19 vaccine mandate, was promulgated on Friday and will go into force on Saturday.
- Austria’s upper house of parliament passed the bill on Thursday by a large margin.
- It was officially published on Friday afternoon after being signed into law by President Alexander Van der Bellen and Chancellor Karl Nehammer, meaning it will take effect the next day.
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- Published Feb 4, 2022 5:23 PM GMT