People would have to have empathy before they felt compelled to wear a mask.
But with Austria and potentially many other countries facing an incredibly tough second winter with Covid-19, it may come down to balancing concerns about vaccine mandates with other issues, ranging from the economic and social consequences of the pandemic to the effects of school closures on child development.
A record 32,000 unvaccinated Austrians opted to get their first shot the day after this new lockdown was announced.