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by fuu_dev 1678 days ago
Austria also discusses switching to 1G what would mean that only people who count as fully vaccinated would not be locked down but there is still discussion on the definition and limitations of this.

There is also further discussion about requiring PCR-Tests for the non restricted groups.

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Some data points.:

Austria has a around 60% vaccination rate² and around 12% of the population had an documented infection³.

Herd immunity is a discussion point but scientists are undecided how high the numbers need to be. Estimates from earlier this year did talk about 60% but this number was raised and some experts even say its impossible.

2: https://orf.at/corona/daten/impfung

3: https://graphics.reuters.com/world-coronavirus-tracker-and-m...

Regulations up to recent was 3g (since august).

The implementation was the following:

- FFP2 Mask mandated in essential services like pharmacies, grocery store and postal offices for everyone.

- No Mask or distancing mandate for anyone who was vaccinated or recovered.

- Mask mandate and a negative covid test that is not older than 24/48h depending on the testing method for non vaccinated for anything outside of essential services.

You count as fully vaccinated with 2 doses.

The minimum time between 2 vaccinations is 2 weeks but it might be better to have a longer interval according to research².

Recovered need to wait for a minimum of 21 days before getting a vaccination.

Vaccination need to be refreshed after 270 days.

2:https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n1875