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Austria puts unvaccinated into lockdown

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GagaJo Sun 14-Nov-21 22:05:04

The Austrian government ordered a nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people starting midnight Sunday to slow the fast spread of the coronavirus in the country.

The move prohibits unvaccinated individuals older than age 12 from leaving their homes except for basic activities such as working, grocery shopping, going for a walk — or getting vaccinated.

Authorities are concerned that hospital staff will no longer be able to handle the growing influx of Covid-19 patients.

“It’s our job as the government of Austria to protect the people,” Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg told reporters in Vienna on Sunday.

www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/austria-lockdown-unvaccinated-b966112.html

Josianne Sat 20-Nov-21 10:40:31

All countries can say they will do the same as Austria as much as they like, but none of them actually say what they are going to do about those who won't comply. Put them all in prison?

Katie59 Sat 20-Nov-21 10:38:33

maddyone

It’s been reported that Holland, Germany, and Slovakia are also going into lockdown, or partial lockdown, and the unvaccinated can’t eat in restaurants in Germany. There has been some rioting on the streets in Holland overnight.

In Germany vaccination passports for hotels and restaurants has been enforced for some time

maddyone Sat 20-Nov-21 10:36:33

It’s been reported that Holland, Germany, and Slovakia are also going into lockdown, or partial lockdown, and the unvaccinated can’t eat in restaurants in Germany. There has been some rioting on the streets in Holland overnight.

Katie59 Sat 20-Nov-21 10:23:52

Apparently the US is also debating mandatory vaccination the move by Austria and others will do nothing to reduce that prospect.
We can’t rule it out in the UK but at present it’s not on the agenda thank goodness.

Urmstongran Fri 19-Nov-21 13:40:45

That made me chuckle Cali thank you! ?

Calistemon Fri 19-Nov-21 13:12:13

Urmstongran apologies for the typo

Calistemon Fri 19-Nov-21 13:11:09

Sackcloth, ashes and 50 laps round the playing fields without stopping, Urmonstgran!

Then write out 500 times "Just what part of I apologise do you not understand?"

Urmstongran Fri 19-Nov-21 12:29:55

Goodness me Alegrias I apologised. Do you want me to wear a hair shirt too?

Alegrias1 Fri 19-Nov-21 12:23:37

I'm completely p****ed off with the approach of somebody saying something contentious and then pretending they didn't understand what it meant.

Somebody accused me of double standards this morning and they were right. I agreed with them and moved on. I didn't pretend the world was against me.

Urmstongran Fri 19-Nov-21 12:15:04

What are they going to do - Pin them down?

TerriBull Fri 19-Nov-21 12:08:36

Urmstongran

Austria are indeed the first EU country to impose mandatory vaccination. I can’t believe they are doing this.

I read this! I think it's wrong how will they impose that on those who don't wish to be vaccinated. Surely they should encourage rather than impose. Smacks of a police state shock

Galaxy Fri 19-Nov-21 12:08:22

Crikey forcing people to have vaccines because they are stupid, that's fairly breathtaking.

Urmstongran Fri 19-Nov-21 12:03:49

Moving on.

It seems to me that England, for the last few months, has seemingly called the right shot by ploughing on, accepting infections as inevitble. We have had relatively high rates of transmission over a long time, that has to be a good thing for preventing sudden spikes.

Just look at Wales with higher rates and much stricter rules. It seems as you might expect, the rules just push problems down the track along with services, leaving nature to choose when it's best to make it's appearence, inevitbly in colder months.

Urmstongran Fri 19-Nov-21 12:03:11

*cack

Urmstongran Fri 19-Nov-21 12:02:46

I agree actually Alegrias which is why we’ve had ours. I accept (and apologise, again!) for expressing myself badly. I shouldn’t have called it ‘so-called’.

I ought to have left it as ‘just like the ‘flu vaccine - needing regular top ups’.

I was, in my crack-handed way, trying to illustrate the difference between say ‘flu and polio.

As always you put me down with a withering comment.

Alegrias1 Fri 19-Nov-21 11:44:49

The original idiot who tried to say something like this has been banned from Twitter and has his account cancelled for spreading misinformation. No doubt somebody will remember his name.

If you are trying to make things better Urmstongran, this is not the way to do it.

I quote: what word would describe something that stimulates your immune system so that it generates a response against the Covid-19 coronavirus? Hmmm, how about, let’s go out on a limb here, maybe, a vaccine?

Urmstongran Fri 19-Nov-21 11:42:16

Polio and MMR confer lifelong immunity. The covid vaccine & boosters (which we have had by the way) are surely like the ‘flu vaccine? Immunity for a short length of time. For example we might need another booster in 6 months or a year.

Alegrias1 Fri 19-Nov-21 11:29:51

What absolute tommy rot Urmstongran

What do you mean by that??

Urmstongran Fri 19-Nov-21 11:25:29

We have to remember that polio, MMR are actually vaccines. The so called Covid vaccine is no more than a suppressant. Like the ‘flu vaccine.

Urmstongran Fri 19-Nov-21 11:18:25

varian you often seem to label people as stupid if they don’t agree with you. Not just about vaccinations.

Urmstongran Fri 19-Nov-21 11:15:39

Austria are indeed the first EU country to impose mandatory vaccination. I can’t believe they are doing this.

Luckygirl3 Fri 19-Nov-21 11:12:26

Just testing new laptop connection to Gransnet

Casdon Fri 19-Nov-21 11:03:56

Indonesia has mandatory vaccine requirements already. Singapore have announced that they will no longer pay the medical bills for anybody who is hospitalised with Covid who is unvaccinated, which is another approach which will probably achieve the same end result. Lots of countries have also mandated vaccine for specific groups like health and care workers.

rosie1959 Fri 19-Nov-21 11:00:19

Not well I expect Maddyone
We consent to the vacinne had my booster yesterday but any ill effects and risk I also take
Enforced vaccine and something goes really wrong who takes liability

maddyone Fri 19-Nov-21 10:50:52

I wonder how that will go?