Austrian health minister Johannes Rauch said the situation would be re-assessed in three months, after which the government could decide to reverse its decision.
Mandates that serve no legitimate public health purpose and are instituted merely to punish the noncompliant should have no place in a civilized or democratic society. It is time that Americans wake up and realize that they are being used as pawns in a game of politics.
The urgent task today is to begin to see, and help those around us see, why we should and how we can recognize, understand, reject and resist this growing despotism.
It's rather shocking to read words like the following from a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation writer: 'Listen closely and one might be able to discern the unmistakable sounds of our elected and unelected officials frantically firing up the gaslights and moving the goalposts on COVID restrictions and vaccinations.'