As winter approaches and infections rise across Europe,Europe has again become the epicentre of the pandemic, prompting some countries to consider re-introducing restrictions in the run-up to Christmas and stirring debate over whether vaccines alone are enough to tame COVID-19. Austria will impose a lockdown for all and make vaccinations mandatory, Chancellor Alexander Sch...
BRUSSELS—Austria went into a major lockdown on Monday to try to break the strong fourth wave of Covid spreading across Europe, while the German health minister, Jens Spahn, warned that by the end of this winter“just about everyone in Germany will probably be either vaccinated, recovered or dead.” While countries with high vaccination rates—including Portugal, Italy, and Spain—have experienced an u...