We have heard from dozens of people who received Covid-19 vaccines not yet approved by the EMA and plan to travel to Austria for work, studies, family visits or tourism. Here's what we know about the documents you need to get 2G proof.
Tens of thousands gathered in Austria's capital Vienna on Saturday to protest mandatory Covid vaccines and home confinement orders for those who have not yet received the jabs.
Austria's planned vaccine mandate law will take a step towards becoming reality this week, and will reportedly apply from the age of 14, with fines of €600 which can be issued multiple times.
A Covid-19 vaccine developed by Franco-Austrian biotech company Valneva is being assessed by the European Medicines Agency with a view to roll it out. The EU has already ordered close to 60 million doses.
From the legacy of Nazi policies to a widespread belief in alternative medicine, German-speaking Europe has made itself vulnerable to the emotion-laden appeals of the anti-vaccine movement.
Here's what we know about Austria's plans for making Covid-19 vaccination compulsory, after the government held a press conference on Tuesday morning following a summit on the subject.
Tens of thousands of Austrians rallied this weekend to protest against the government's introduction of compulsory vaccination -- the first EU country to do so -- as the chancellor insisted on Sunday that the move would represent "a minor interference" compared to the alternatives.
Austria's low vaccination rate has been partly blamed for the Autumn serge in infections but is the lockdown and threat of mandatory jabs having any impact?
The EU's drug agency cleared Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for use in children aged five to 11 on Thursday, the first jab to be approved in a cohort where the virus is rapidly spreading.
Austria on Friday announced that it would take steps to make vaccination against Covid-19 mandatory, making it the first EU country to announce such a measure for the whole population.
Vienna has seen a surge in interest from parents wanting to vaccinate their children against Covid, with vaccination rolled out for children between five and 12 from Monday.
Austria is recommending third doses of the Covid vaccine to everyone to compensate for the country's slow vaccine take-up. The Local's journalists across Europe take a look at the situation in eight countries to see how it compares.
People vaccinated in an EU or Schengen zone country are being warned that they may have to self-isolate if they travel to the UK, since the British contact tracing service does not recognise them as being fully vaccinated.
The French-Austrian lab Valneva said that its trial showed "positive" results for its vaccine against Covid-19, but has no guarantees it will be able to sell its jab.
Germany's Covid numbers have remained relatively stable in the past few weeks - but they are stubbornly high in some places, including at the Austrian border. Why?
Several lotteries have been launched in Austria to encourage vaccination, offering cars, holidays, electronics and large cash prizes. Here’s what you need to know.
The European Medicines Agency has given its approval for a third Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for all adults in order to increase immunity levels, paving the way for booster jabs to be rolled out across the EU.
