Austria Suspends Vaccine Mandate as Omicron Questions Policy
- Officials to review law on inoculations in three months
- Austria had record infections Wednesday, ICU occupancy drops
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Austria’s government suspended a law that made coronavirus vaccinations mandatory, stepping back from one of Europe’s strictest measures despite record infections as the omicron variant changes the way officials deal with the illness.
The government in Vienna will review its vaccine policy in three months and still has the option to react flexibly to developments, Johannes Rauch, who was appointed Health Minister this week, told reporters Wednesday.