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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Philip Oltermann

Austria scraps compulsory COVID jabs despite rising infections

Demonstrators protesting against the vaccine mandate in Vienna in December.
Demonstrators protesting against the vaccine mandate in Vienna in December. Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters

Austria is scrapping its vaccine mandate, four months after it became the first EU country to make jabs obligatory for all adults and as infection rates across Europe are rising again.

The controversial law was introduced amid great international interest in February but never enforced. It has been suspended since March.

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