The Austrian Government provides for mandatory vaccination from February 1, with fines of between 600 and 3,600 euros for those not vaccinated from March 15.
The Austrian Government presented this Sunday the project that foresees the compulsory vaccination against coronavirus for people over 18 years of age from February 1, which becomes the first country of the European Union to take a similar measure.
The vote is scheduled for next Thursday and, after approval, it is expected that controls will be installed on streets and highways to check if citizens are vaccinated with reference to the National Vaccination Registry, which already exists.
The text, whose main novelty is that raises the mandatory vaccination age from 14 to 18 years, provides exceptions such as the case of pregnant women or people who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons. Likewise, those who have tested positive and overcome the disease will have an extended period of six months.
In the first phase, from February 1 to March 15, the rule does not provide sanctions for those not vaccinated. Since then, they could impose fines of between 600 and 3600 euros.
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