12/2/21, “Austria’s new chancellor resigns; predecessor [Kurz] quits politics," AP, Frank Jordans via Washington Post,
“Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced Thursday he is stepping down just two months after taking over from predecessor Sebastian Kurz, who stumbled over corruption allegations. Schallenberg, a former foreign minister, said he would leave office as soon as the conservative Austrian People’s Party names a new leader.”…
……………………………………..
“According to media reports unvaccinated people are likely to be sent two notices to vaccinate before a fine of around $4,000 could be imposed. Continued refusal to comply would trigger another fine at the same level.”…“The law is to come into effect in February."
12/2/21, “‘Hands off our children’: Nationwide protests against vaccine mandate in Austria," CGTN, Johannes Pleschberger, Vienna
[Image: 11/27/21, “People take part in a demonstration in Graz, Austria on Saturday against the government’s coronavirus measures.” Photo: APA/DPA]
“Fines
On Tuesday [11/30], the government convened experts at a round table to work out details of the announced compulsory vaccination law. It is increasingly likely that it will apply from the age of 14, as this corresponds to the age of criminal responsibility.
According to media reports unvaccinated people are likely to be sent two notices to vaccinate before a fine of around $4,000 could be imposed. Continued refusal to comply would trigger another fine at the same level….
Marchers…held aloft placards with slogans including: “Hands off our children” and “No to compulsory vaccination.”
Austrian flags, as well as those from Germany, Serbia and France could be found among the crowds. Masks, which are mandatory, were a rarity, however.
Two weeks ago, more than 40,000 people protested in Vienna against the government’s [mandates], a record number since the beginning of the pandemic. The following weekend saw similar numbers come out across the country. Austria is home to around 9 million people.
The demonstrations, which have become a regular occurrence, are directed against Austria’s government, which recently imposed a full lockdown and mandatory vaccinations for the entire population.
Two-thirds of Austrians are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.”…2nd image from CGTN
………………………………
Added: “The law is to come into effect in February."… EuroWeekly.com
11/28/21, “Around 40,000 people protest in Austria against mandatory vaccination,” Euroweekly, Tamsin Brown
Image: 11/28/21, RepublicWorld.com, AP
“Around 40,000 people have taken part in a protest against mandatory vaccination and other anti-COVID measures in various cities in Austria this Saturday, November 27.
The largest protest took place in Graz, the second-largest city in Austria and capital of the southeastern province of Styria. More than 30,000 people gathered to protest, chanting slogans such as “Peace, freedom, no dictatorship”. This protest, one of the largest in Graz since the middle of the last century, [when US troops occupied post WWII Austria] took place peacefully, although police issued a number of warnings over people not wearing masks….
Protests were also held in Innsbruck, Sankt Polten, and Klagenfurt, where around 10,500 people gathered.
The Austrian government intends to make vaccination mandatory. The draft law will be presented in mid-December, and the law is to come into effect in February.”…
…………………………
No comments:
Post a Comment