• In Austria, where 62.4 percent of residents are fully vaccinated, new coronavirus cases have been increasing as vaccine uptake has stalled. If the number of COVID-19 patients in the ICU reaches 500, the government plans to impose restrictions on unvaccinated people. The country’s newly elected Chancellor, Alexander Schallenberg, said “I will do everything I can to ensure that the health system in this country does not reach its limit and is not overloaded because we have too many procrastinators.” Source

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