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Austria Enforces National Lockdown, Plans to Make COVID-19 Vaccinations Mandatory

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Austria Enforces National Lockdown, Plans to Make COVID-19 Vaccinations Mandatory
Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg (OeVP) speaks during a press conference after a Corona crisis' summit with the government and provincial governors in Vienna, Austria, on Nov. 14, 2021. Georg Hochmuth/APA/AFP via Getty Images
Lorenz Duchamps
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Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg on Friday announced the country is enforcing a nationwide lockdown and also plans to require COVID-19 vaccinations for its entire population as of February.

“We have not succeeded in convincing enough people to get vaccinated,” Schallenberg said during a news conference, adding that the blanket requirement to get vaccinated against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus will start on Feb. 1.
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Lorenz Duchamps
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Lorenz Duchamps is a news writer for NTD, The Epoch Times’ sister media, focusing primarily on the United States, world, and entertainment news.
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