COVID-19
General Information
Vaccination in Austria
In Austria, vaccination against COVID-19 is available for everyone free of cost. You can get the vaccine at doctors' offices, vaccination centres and other locations. Talk to your doctor or your health care provider about COVID-19 and the vaccination against it.
Information and documentation forms for vaccinations
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- Information and documentation form for vaccinations (PDF, 227 KB) (PDF, 227 KB) (Version 1.0, as at: 13/04/2022)
Recommendations for travellers
Up-to-date information regarding safety risks and travel warnings is available on the website of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Current Case and Vaccination Figures
Current vaccination figures for Austria are available on the official Vaccination Dashboard.
International Information
- Current international case figures can be viewed on the websites of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
- The current risk assessment for the European Union and additional information are available on the website of the ECDC.
- Supporting documents created by the WHO are available on the WHO website.
Re-naming of the illness and the virus
On 11.02.2020, the WHO announced the official name of the illness: COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019). The name of the virus was changed from 2019-nCoV to SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2).