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Vaccination as a way out
The withdrawal of close relatives for months is an unreasonable expectation for residents of the home, which “can also have health consequences,” warns Pühringer. 70 per cent of households in Upper Austria have already been vaccinated, which must have consequences. “A high vaccination rate was always promised as a ticket back to normal life,” recalls Pühringer.
Markus Wallner, Governor of the Vorarlberg ÖVP, is also open to this and is considering a second chance to visit him every week. Linz Mayor Klaus Luger (SPÖ) is also pushing for change; successful vaccination should be followed by standardization. “Otherwise, there is a risk of health damage due to insulation, which could be avoided.”
But what are the chances that it will ease? The visiting rules are established in the federal government’s Covid Protection Measures Ordinance. And only the federal government, namely the Minister of Health and Social Affairs Rudolf Anschober (Greens), can change it.
Unlike at the beginning of the month, where easing was ruled out for the time being, there is now movement: talks with sponsoring associations were agreed in early March to advise on easing, Anchober announced Tuesday. He announced “slow steps, but significant improvements”, to the extent that the infection situation allows.
It is currently comparatively low with 330 actively infected residents in households across Austria; in November the number was 4,300.
