Austria suspends mandatory Covid vaccination law

EU's first such rule dropped just a month after it took effect, as minister says it can no longer be justified

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Austria is suspending a law making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for all adults, the government said on Wednesday, just a month after the legislation took effect in an EU first.

The country of 9 million people was among few in the world to make coronavirus jabs compulsory for all adults.