The proposal for compulsory vaccination against Covid-19 in people over the age of 60 has not recently garnered the required majority in the Federal Parliament. The proposal was voted in favor by 296 deputies, while 378 voted against and nine deputies abstained. The proposal was backed mainly by lawmakers from the ruling coalition parties (SPD, […]
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Austria suspends vaccination against Covid-19
Austria is suspending the mandatory vaccination against COVID-19, as the Ministers for Health and Constitutional Affairs said today, six days before fines are imposed for violating this measure. The measure had entered into force on 5 February but its implementation was expected to start on 15 March. The decision to introduce the measure was announced […]
Austria-Coronavirus: Exceeded 2 million cases on the day vaccination became mandatory
About two years after the outbreak of the new coronavirus pandemic in Austria, the number of infections exceeded the 2 million mark yesterday, according to the data of the Ministry of Interior. The Alpine country with a population of about 9 million has recorded 32,258 cases in the past 24 hours, according to authorities. The […]
Belgium: Coronavirus commission puts ‘brake’ on mandatory vaccination against Covid-19
The Belgian press is currently focusing on the “brake” that the competent Commission of Belgium puts on the compulsory vaccination against Covid-19. According to the report sent on the night of January 13 by the special Committee on Coronavirus to the Prime Minister, the Ministers and the Presidency of the Parliament, compulsory vaccination is not […]
Britain: Johnson rejects making vaccines mandatory
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson said today that the Covid-19 vaccine will not be mandatory even if vaccinators discourage people from getting vaccinated. Johnson said he wanted to persuade people who were reluctant to get vaccinated, but those who spread misinformation made the whole effort harder. “I want a voluntary approach […]
Panama: Coronavirus vaccination now compulsory for civil servants
The President of Panama, Laurentino Cortiso, made the vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for all public officials in the Central American state on Wednesday, announced the Minister of Health of his government, Luis Francisco Sucre. “Today (Wednesday) we signed a decree with the president making vaccination mandatory for all civil servants,” he said. “They must continue […]
Italy now makes vaccination mandatory for those over 50 years of age
According to the decisions of the cabinet of the Draghi government, which has just been completed, the vaccination of citizens over 50 years of age becomes mandatory in Italy. Essentially, two avenues have been adopted: for citizens over the age of 50 who do not work, compulsory vaccination is directly required. For citizens, always of […]
Belgium: ‘I’m ready to consider compulsory vaccination’, PM says for first time
“I am ready to consider compulsory vaccination,” Belgian Prime Minister Alexandre de Croix said for the first time in an interview with the Flemish newspaper De Zondag. As the year draws to a close and 2021 is still marked by a pandemic, the Belgian Prime Minister has announced that “the Omicron mutation will not be […]
USA: The Ohio Court of Appeals has reinstated compulsory vaccination of workers
An appeals court on Friday reinstated compulsory vaccination for all employees in large companies, as desired by the government of President Joe Biden, in order to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. Under this controversial measure, millions of employees in companies with more than 100 employees will have to be vaccinated by January 4th. Otherwise they will […]
Austria: End to lockdown – Compulsory vaccination is underway
Austria ended today the total lockdown which it had imposed on November 19 while maintaining the restrictions for the unvaccinated, as broadcast by the Bloomberg agency. Unvaccinated people can leave their homes only to go to work, where they will have to take a negative covid test every two days. At the same time, it […]