Austria, 44 thousand in the streets against the obligation to vaccinate

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets today in Vienna to protest once again against the compulsory vaccination against Covid and the restrictions only for the unvaccinated. According to the police, 15 thousand people initially gathered in the central Heldenplatz, and in the end about 44 thousand people attended the demonstration this Saturday, which comes on the eve of the end of the partial lockdown but only for the vaccinated, while the unvaccinated will continue to be subjected to restrictions. The leader of the far-right FPOE party, Herbert Kickl, spoke, calling the mandatory vaccination and lockdown for the unvaccinated “an assault on humanity”. “The government is acting sadistic,” he added. The vaccination obligation for all over 14s, except for medical exemptions, will start next February. The Austrian government has made it clear that no one will be forcibly vaccinated, but those who continue to refuse the vaccine face an initial $ 600 fine which could rise to $ 3,600 if they refuse to pay.