Covid Austria, lockdown since Monday. Vaccine compulsory from February

Covid in Austria, the country will impose another national lockdown starting next Monday and will make the Covid vaccine mandatory starting in February. Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schellenberg said this when announcing new measures to counter the new wave of Coronavirus. According to the latest data in Austria the incidence has reached a thousand cases per 100 thousand inhabitants. The government said the new lockdown could last between 10 and 20 days. As explained by the Minister of Health, Wolfgang Mückstein, the 2G rule – which allows a series of activities only to the vaccinated and cured – has not produced a sufficient slowdown in infections. For this, a “3 week lockdown” is necessary. “It is still an imposition, but it is the most reliable tool”, said the minister, as reported by the Wiener Zeitung. According to the media, schools and kindergartens will remain open.The government could push for a revision of the guidelines of the vaccination plan: it is not excluded that the third dose will be authorized 4 months after the completion of the vaccination cycle, especially for those who have received vaccines at viral vector. In parallel, changes to the Green pass will be introduced, with more stringent controls and more severe penalties. The start of the legislative process for the introduction of the vaccination obligation in the first quarter of 2022 is expected in a short time: the date indicated by the media is February 1st, but it is possible that the plan will develop in stages and bands personal data.