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Austria's Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens) and Constitutional Minister Karoline Edtstadler (ÖVP)
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Austria suspends compulsory vaccination against the corona virus.
The obligation to vaccinate is not proportionate to the prevailing Omicron variant, said Constitutional Minister Karoline Edtstadler (ÖVP) on Wednesday in Vienna.
The basis for the decision is the report of an expert commission.
A new decision should be made in three months, said Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens).
The vaccination requirement has actually been in effect since the beginning of February.
From March 15, everyone who refuses has had to expect fines of up to 3,600 euros.
Austria was a pioneer in the EU with this step.
Other countries only had age-specific regulations.
The vaccination rate in Austria is around 70 percent.
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