Austria makes a new law. People older than 18 years must get a COVID-19 vaccine. The law will start in March. The President already says to do it.
People will check if people have a vaccine. If they do not show a document about it, they will pay a fine. The fine can be up to 600 euros.
Officials will check the information about all people. People without a vaccine will get a message. They must get a vaccine. Officials will give a date when people must come to get it.
Some people are angry. They do not want a vaccine. They want to pay a fine.
Difficult words: law (an official rule for all people of a country), vaccine
(a medicine that makes you stronger against a disease), fine (money which someone has to pay when he breaks an official rule).
Austria will be the first country in Europe to make COVID-19 vaccines obligatory for most people who are older than 18.
The government passed a law on Thursday, and the Austrian president signed it on Friday. In March, police will start to check if people have a COVID-19 vaccine. People who do not show evidence of a vaccine can pay a fine of up to 600 euros. Later, officials will check information from the country’s list of vaccinations. They will see who did not get a vaccine, and this person will get a message with a date. On this date, the person must get the vaccine or he or she will pay a fine.
Some people are very angry, because they do not want to have the vaccine, and they want to pay the fine.
Difficult words: obligatory (something that a person has to do because it is a rule or law), evidence (a thing, document, or information which shows that something exists it is true), fine (money which somebody has to pay when he breaks a rule or law).
Austria is the first country in Europe to pass a law that will require most adults to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
The mandate to get vaccinated for residents aged 18 and over is the first of its kind in Europe. On Thursday, the mandate cleared its last legislative hurdle. The government’s house approved it, and the President signed the law on Friday.
In mid-March, police will start to check people’s vaccination status during traffic stops and checks on coronavirus rules. People who can’t produce proof of vaccination will be asked in writing to do so, and they will get a fine of up to 600 euros. In the next part, officials will check the national vaccination database, and they will send reminders to unvaccinated people. They will give them dates to get vaccinated, and if they do not, they can get potential fines.
At present, 69% of the country’s population is fully vaccinated, and the government is preparing to ease some coronavirus rules.
Difficult words: mandate (an official order to do something), hurdle (a problem or difficulty that someone has to overcome), proof (a fact that shows that something exists or is true).
At present, 69% of the country’s population is fully vaccinated, and the government is preparing to ease some coronavirus rules.
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