Thousands of people came to the streets of Vienna on Saturday to protest the government’s intentions to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all Austrians starting next month. At one march in central Vienna, thousands chanted, “The government must go!” in what has become a weekly Saturday event. The subject will be voted on in Parliament next week. In November, the government announced a fourth national lockdown and said that all Austrians would be required to receive vaccines, making Austria the first European Union country to do so. According to a poll conducted by Profil magazine, 51% of those polled oppose making vaccinations mandatory starting in February, with 34% against forced vaccination in general and 17% preferring to wait. According to the poll, 45 percent of Austrians support mandatory vaccination beginning in February. This isn’t a sudden change of pace in Austria; … Continue reading Austrian Government Not Budging as Thousands of Citizens Protest Weekly Since November Against Vaccine Mandate.