Austria announced on Wednesday (9) that it suspended the law that made vaccination against Covid-19 mandatory just a month after the legislation came into force.
At a press conference held in Vienna, Minister Karoline Edtstadler declared that the text is not “proportionate” to the danger posed by the omicron variant of the coronavirus. The policy further stated that the decision was based on advice from a commission of experts.
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“We see no need for mandatory vaccination at this time given the current variant. There are many arguments to say that this violation of fundamental rights is not justified,” Edtstadler said.
The vaccination obligation for everyone over 18 years old came into force on February 5 and provoked criticism from part of the 8.9 million inhabitants of the European country. Anyone who failed to comply with the imposition would have to pay fines ranging from 600 to 3,600 euros.
Austria has more than 15,000 dead since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the AFP agency.
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