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The Austrian federal government announced a new vaccine mandate that will impose a $4,000 fine on residents that do not get their coronavirus vaccines. The decision comes after the country records one of the lowest inoculation rates in Western Europe at 68% of its population.
>> now we're already seeing a slew of organizations starting to require it. i think this is going to be a trend and a good trend. >> with the university of virginia disenrolling hundreds of students who failed to get vaccinated. the fda's full approval will strengthen legal standing and perhaps bolster inoculation rates. >> i hope and pray it goes down in american history as a real turning point in the pandemic. >> still, despite what doctors say, many are not convinced. >> i'm hesitant because i feel it's so new and it was just approved. >> reporter: hoping to build confidence the fda fold so...
To require it, and i think this is going to be a trend, and it's going to be a good trend. >> reporter: with the university of virginia disenrolling hundreds of students who failed to get vaccinated, the fda's full approval will strengthen legal standing and perhaps bolster inoculation rates. >> i hope and pray that today goes down in american history as a real turning point in the covid pandemic. >> reporter: still, despite what doctors say, many are not convinced. >> i'm hesitant because i feel like it's still new, and, you know, it just was approved today so i'm a still a little iffy on it....
Among them, the pentagon, affecting 1.4 million active-duty troops with many more expected to follow suit. new york city's department of education says all 148,000 educators and staff will need to be at least partially vaccinated by the end of next month. >> now, we're already seeing a slew of organizations starting to require it. i think this is going to be a trend and it's going to be a good trend. >> reporter: with the university of virginia disenrolling hundreds of students who failed to get vaccinated, the fda's full approval will strengthen legal standing. and perhaps, bolster inoculatio...
>> reporter: exhaustion setting in as health care workers battle a fourth covid wave in a relentless pandemic. >> we're trying to do our best, but something has to give. >> reporter: florida topping 3 million cases. the third state to do so. jesse jackson and his wife hospitalized after testing positive for covid-19. the reverend vaccinated back in january. icu beds filling fast. five states within 10% of reaching capacity. mississippi experiencing the most hospitalizations since the start of the pandemic. state health officials ordering people to home isolate on first knowledge of infection w...