It was a dirty job! But someone had to do it?

Quotes of Austrian Members of Parliament while passing the Compulsory-Vaccination-Bill

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Member of Austrian Parliament Maurer:

Vaccination is also an act of solidarity. Be in solidarity, dear viewers!

Member of Austrian Parliament Saxinger:

After two years the times are over when everyone can do what he wants, act according to his gut feeling or according to the position of the moon, or misunderstand and misinterpret the concept of freedom. 

Member of Austrian Parliament Meinl-Reisinger:

The danger is too great that we will once again find ourselves in a dangerous situation. 

Now, for the first time, there is a chance that politics is faster than the virus.

Member of Austrian Parliament Scherak:

As a convinced liberal weighing the interests I come to the conclusion that compulsory vaccination is justifiable because we can manage it with it and because it is the milder means of finally putting an end to all these other inconceivable restrictions on fundamental rights. 

Then there are also all these conspiracy theories around some philanthropic billionaires, which are partly left unchallenged and spread. If at the same time, or maybe even because of this, I find out that esoteric teachings are believed more than science, if I find homeopathic remedies in pharmacies as quasi equivalent to real medicine, then I don't have to be surprised that people in Austria really believe that they can fight a virus with a horse dewormer. 

Trust science and get vaccinated!

Member of Austrian Parliament Stöger:

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was made against the background of overcoming a regime for which human rights and science played no role and which didn't give a damn about the people.

Member of Austrian Parliament Brandstätter:

Özlem Türeci and Uğur Şahin are the research couple who helped invent this mRNA vaccine for Biontech. They were not the only ones, others have also done research for it. When you read that, you get a lot more confidence [...] They've been working on this for 30 years. They know exactly what they are doing.

Member of Austrian Parliament Keck:

I am furious, ladies and gentlemen, very furious, if more oil is poured on the fire, if attempts continue to create division among the population. All I can say is: Let's fight the beginnings! Let us ward off the beginnings! Ladies and gentlemen, something like this already happened in the 1930s.

And last but not least, Member of Austrian Parliament Schallmeiner literally and officially citing an American rock band:

Freely quoted from Faith No More: "It’s a dirty job, but someone’s gotta do it!"

All the MPs mentioned above voted in favor of the “Covid-19-Impfpflichtgesetz”(Compulsory-Vaccination-Bill).