Austria's COVID-vaccine mandate: Can it be enforced?

Austria has become the first European country to mandate coronavirus vaccination for all adults. It is also the first country that will now have to enforce a vaccination mandate. Starting next month, Austrian police will carry out random spot-checks to see whether people can produce proof of vaccination.

Thousands protest Austria's COVID lockdown for the unvaccinated

 

Austria went into a new pandemic lockdown at midnight on Sunday night - but only for its unvaccinated population. It's in response to a record surge in COVID-19 cases that the government says threatens to overwhelm intensive care units.