“We have decided to follow the advice of the commission of experts” and to “suspend” the text, announced Minister Karoline Edtstadler at a press conference in Vienna.
"We do not see at this time the need to implement the vaccination obligation in view of the current variant", which causes less severe symptoms than the previously dominant Delta variant, she explained.
"There are currently many arguments to say that this attack on fundamental rights is not justified," added Ms. Edtstadler, in charge of the Constitution.
The law entered into force on February 5, an unprecedented measure in the European Union (EU) and which had aroused strong opposition from part of the population of 8.9 million inhabitants.
All residents over the age of 18 in this country of 8.9 million inhabitants were affected, with the exception of pregnant women, those who contracted the virus less than 180 days ago and finally those who can be exempted for medical reasons.
The checks were to begin in mid-March, with penalties ranging from 600 to 3,600 euros.
Voices were raised to review the text, while Austria put an end to most health restrictions in early March.
The Alpine country has deplored more than 15,000 deaths since the emergence of the pandemic.
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