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In Austria, the number of corona vaccinations has increased noticeably.
In the first ten days after the 3G rule was introduced in the workplace, a total of more than 420,000 vaccinations were recorded.
That comes from figures from the ministries.
In the ten days before that, there were around 157,000.
Since November 8th, a 2G rule has been in effect in Austria, which excludes unvaccinated people from large parts of public life.
A large part of the vaccinations - namely 235,000 - have been due to third bites since November 1.
For the first time, 123,000 people were protected against the coronavirus by injection.
According to the figures, 64,000 citizens got a second dose (a graphic overview of first, second and third vaccinations in Austria can be found here on ORF).
The vaccination quota in Austria is currently around 65 percent of the total population.
That is a little worse than the German value.
The pressure on unvaccinated people in Austria will increase even further.
A transition period during which unvaccinated employees can wear an FFP2 mask all day as an alternative ends on November 15th.
The companies are called upon to check randomly whether their employees have been vaccinated, recovered or tested.
Violations can result in fines of up to 500 euros for employees and up to 3600 euros for companies.
It says in the room that from the middle of the month onwards, only PCR tests are valid as access permission to the workplace.
Only employees who have practically no long-term contact with other people, such as truck drivers, are exempt from the 3G rule at work.
aar / dpa