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As many areas in Europe experience rising cases of coronavirus, the race is on to maintain the pace of vaccinations. In Austria, where there have been over 900,000 reported cases of Covid since the pandemic began, just over 64% people have been fully vaccinated. A brothel in Austria has come up with a way to incentivise more people to get the coronavirus vaccine and is aiming this at the men who visit them.

Fun Palast Vienna, said to be one of the largest brothels in Europe, is offering vouchers for entry to anyone who gets the vaccine at the on-site clinic. It's owner, Peter Laskaris, says they have engaged the services of a medical company, who have administered almost two million vaccines in the region. He predicts that around 1,000 people will be vaccinated in this way, and that he's delivering a service to all entertainment establishments in the area as people need to be fully vaccinated to enter them according to Austrian law, saying that people trust them more than the government.

"Men need to be guided. They don't trust the government, but they trust us."

Photo: A woman dressed as a nurse stands next to a man waiting for a vaccination in a brothel in Vienna, Austria November 8, 2021 (the actual vaccines are given by trained medical staff). Credit: Reuters

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