Through deny of a needle: vaccine mandates

The Intelligence from The Economist

EpisodeJan 18, 202222m

Through deny of a needle: vaccine mandates

The Intelligence from The Economist

EpisodeJan 18, 202222m

Austria is set to enact a bold policy of levying fines on the unvaccinated. We look at what is driving governments to such measures, and whether they will work. Japan’s shift in thinking about its growing elderly population holds lessons for countries set for a similar demographic shift. And why the Mormon church is struggling to retain its foreign converts.For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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