Unvaccinated people in Austria could face new lockdown restrictions if coronavirus case numbers continue to rise, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said Friday night. The news came after a Friday evening meeting between Schallenberg and state-level leaders to discuss their response to rapidly increasing case numbers. “The pandemic is not yet in…

VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s chancellor has warned that unvaccinated people could face new lockdown restrictions if coronavirus case numbers continue to rise. The news came after a meeting Friday evening between Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg and state-level leaders to discuss their plans to respond to rapidly increasing case numbers. Schallenberg said that entry into businesses such

Vienna: Unvaccinated people in Austria could face new lockdown restrictions if coronavirus case numbers continue to rise, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said Friday night.

“The pandemic is not yet in the rear view mirror,” Schallenberg said. “We are about to stumble into a pandemic of the unvaccinated.”

Singapore is set to restrict access to the workplace for those who are unvaccinated from January unless they test negative daily as part of plans to resume normal activities in the pandemic.

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During Friday's broadcast of FNC's "Fox & Friends," Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) reacted to President Joe Biden mocking people who cite their freedom of choice to not get vaccinated against the coronavirus. | Clips

Enough is enough

Thursday evening on television, Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough told CBC’s Katie Simpson that she didn’t think people fired for refusing to get vaccinated should be eligible for employment insurance. “If you choose to leave your job for that reason, my current thinking and the current advice I’m getting is you won’t qualify for EI,” Qualtrough said.

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., slammed President Biden on Friday after remarks he made at the CNN Town Hall where he mocked those pushing back on vaccine mandates on the basis of freedom and said first responders should be fired if they do not comply.

President Biden, who in December said he “wouldn’t demand” vaccines be mandatory, not only mocked unvaccinated Americans on Thursday and their freedom to make their own medical decisions, but also