COVID-19: Thousands Protest Against Austria’s Compulsory Vaccination

An estimated 44,000 people attended the protests that rocked Vienna, Austria as the country introduces mandatory coronavirus vaccination.

Yesterday, protesters stunned Vienna in the latest protests since Austria became the first EU country to say it would mandate the COVID-19 vaccinations.

The Austrian government declared that nobody will be forced to get vaccinated but those who refuse to vaccinate will have to pay a fine of 600 euros which can then increase to 3,600 euros.

The country has one of the lowest rates of vaccination in Western Europe with only 68 percent of its population fully vaccinated against the Coronavirus.