https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A shortening to the length of time that vaccine passes remain valid in Austria means that up to 900,000 people need to get a booster dose registered by the end of the month to be able to keep using their pass. https://www.thelocal.at/20220112/900000-people-in-austria-risk-their-covid-passes-becoming-invalid-in-february Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:52:09 +0100 900000-people-in-austria-risk-their-covid-passes-becoming-invalid-in-february If you are unable to get vaccinated for medical reasons, how can you get Austria’s green pass? https://www.thelocal.at/20210927/reader-question-how-can-people-who-cannot-be-vaccinated-get-austrias-covid-green-pass Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:32:59 +0200 reader-question-how-can-people-who-cannot-be-vaccinated-get-austrias-covid-green-pass The EU is about to roll out its much-hyped EU Covid certificate aimed at facilitating frictionless travel. But different rules on vaccines and testing and the documents needed for travel mean crossing borders might not be as smooth as initially hoped. https://www.thelocal.at/20210701/eu-covid-certificate-what-are-the-different-entry-rules-in-place-around-europe Thu, 01 Jul 2021 14:14:34 +0200 eu-covid-certificate-what-are-the-different-entry-rules-in-place-around-europe More than one million Europeans have obtained the new EU Covid health certificate being rolled out in each country to unlock travel within the bloc, the European Commission said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20210608/a-million-europeans-obtain-eu-covid-health-pass-ahead-of-vote Tue, 08 Jun 2021 15:47:46 +0200 a-million-europeans-obtain-eu-covid-health-pass-ahead-of-vote