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Austria imposes mandatory Covid vaccination from February

DyslexicAtheist 5y ago
my initial other post[1] got auto-banned and I'm assuming it's because it pointed to a non English source. So I'm reposting this from an English language source. Apologies ... [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29275454 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29275454
- yorwba 5y ago
  If you're getting comments on a post, it's not banned. On the other hand, it has more comments than upvotes, so it's not going to rank very highly.
vadfa 5y ago
It doesn't seem to say what exactly they are going to do to force people to vaccinate. Swat their homes? LOck them in those jail chairs they use in China?
- spacechild1 5y ago
  Fines. If you refuse to pay, you go to jail.
  - vadfa 5y ago
    Can you pay the fine and then not vaccinate? Or will they keep fining you?
    - spacechild1 5y ago
      That's a good question indeed. You're not the first one to ask this :-) I hope they will fine repeatedly. Everything else would be pointless.
prohobo 5y ago
> "The Austrian government is doing this very reluctantly but, as the chancellor has explained, he has few other options,” Show me one place where high uptake of the shots has ended the COVID crisis. How many people is sufficient? 70%? 90%? 130%? Why are they mandating the shots in February instead of now? By the time widespread protection kicks in it'll be the end of March, most likely past the natural end of the crisis. If they're going to trash everyone's rights, at least make it effective. Are they braindead? > “If others have a better idea, they should say what it is..." Yeah, like we didn't know that winter would bring in a surge of hospitalizations. How about promoting and giving away vitamin D supplements during autumn? That alone would have prevented thousands of hospitalizations and probably avoided the entire crisis. Why haven't they worked on healthcare infrastructure during the summer to help it deal with the coming surge? Why are indoor spaces still not ventilated? Why are they changing the rules every week? Do they have any actual idea of what the fuck they're doing?
- heliodor 5y ago
  Government is reactionary. And slow.
- deleted 5y ago
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- spacechild1 5y ago
  > Show me one place where high uptake of the shots has ended the COVID crisis. Portugal is doing quite fine. Let's see what happens over the winter. > If they're going to trash everyone's rights The right to remain unvaccinated? Give me a break. > How about promoting and giving away vitamin D supplements during autumn? That alone would have prevented thousands of hospitalizations and probably avoided the entire crisis. Citation needed. Are you living in Austria? If yes, you should know that the current Covid crisis has been caused by irresponsible politicians and could have been avoided easily. Some of the things you list are not wrong, but they are far from the full picture.
  - prohobo 5y ago
    Give you a break? Listen, I'm sorry but at this point all I'm going to say to you is: Nichts towarisch. Give me your watch.
zibzab 5y ago
Hey, if it stops people from killing themselves and the people around them, I am all for it.
guilhas 5y ago
Can Austrians now apply as refugees to other EU countries?
- bigodbiel 5y ago
  Only if vaccinated!

my initial other post[1] got auto-banned and I'm assuming it's because it pointed to a non English source. So I'm reposting this from an English language source. Apologies ... [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29275454 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29275454

yorwba 5y ago
If you're getting comments on a post, it's not banned. On the other hand, it has more comments than upvotes, so it's not going to rank very highly.

vadfa 5y ago

It doesn't seem to say what exactly they are going to do to force people to vaccinate. Swat their homes? LOck them in those jail chairs they use in China?

spacechild1 5y ago
Fines. If you refuse to pay, you go to jail.
- vadfa 5y ago
  Can you pay the fine and then not vaccinate? Or will they keep fining you?
  - spacechild1 5y ago
    That's a good question indeed. You're not the first one to ask this :-) I hope they will fine repeatedly. Everything else would be pointless.

prohobo 5y ago

> "The Austrian government is doing this very reluctantly but, as the chancellor has explained, he has few other options,” Show me one place where high uptake of the shots has ended the COVID crisis. How many people is sufficient? 70%? 90%? 130%? Why are they mandating the shots in February instead of now? By the time widespread protection kicks in it'll be the end of March, most likely past the natural end of the crisis. If they're going to trash everyone's rights, at least make it effective. Are they braindead? > “If others have a better idea, they should say what it is..." Yeah, like we didn't know that winter would bring in a surge of hospitalizations. How about promoting and giving away vitamin D supplements during autumn? That alone would have prevented thousands of hospitalizations and probably avoided the entire crisis. Why haven't they worked on healthcare infrastructure during the summer to help it deal with the coming surge? Why are indoor spaces still not ventilated? Why are they changing the rules every week? Do they have any actual idea of what the fuck they're doing?

heliodor 5y ago
Government is reactionary. And slow.
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spacechild1 5y ago
> Show me one place where high uptake of the shots has ended the COVID crisis. Portugal is doing quite fine. Let's see what happens over the winter. > If they're going to trash everyone's rights The right to remain unvaccinated? Give me a break. > How about promoting and giving away vitamin D supplements during autumn? That alone would have prevented thousands of hospitalizations and probably avoided the entire crisis. Citation needed. Are you living in Austria? If yes, you should know that the current Covid crisis has been caused by irresponsible politicians and could have been avoided easily. Some of the things you list are not wrong, but they are far from the full picture.
- prohobo 5y ago
  Give you a break? Listen, I'm sorry but at this point all I'm going to say to you is: Nichts towarisch. Give me your watch.

zibzab 5y ago

Hey, if it stops people from killing themselves and the people around them, I am all for it.

guilhas 5y ago

Can Austrians now apply as refugees to other EU countries?

bigodbiel 5y ago
Only if vaccinated!