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Question: How much fine will people pay if they don’t get a vaccine?

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Austria makes a new law. People older than 18 years must get a COVID-19 vaccine. The law will start in March.

奥地利制定了一项新法案。18岁以上者必须接种新冠疫苗。法案将在3月生效。

People will check if they have a vaccine. If they do not show a document about it, they will pay a fine. The fine can be up to 600 euros.

人们要检查自己是否接种了疫苗。如果他们不能给出文件证明，就要交罚金。罚金可能高达600欧元。

Officials will check the information about all people. People without a vaccine will get a message. They must get a vaccine. Officials will give a date when people must come to get it.

官方人员将检查所有人的信息。没有接种疫苗的人会收到一条消息。他们必须接种疫苗。官方人员会给出一个日期，人们必须在该日期接种。

Some people are angry. They do not want a vaccine. They want to pay a fine.

有些人很生气。他们不想接种疫苗。他们宁愿付罚金。

Notes:

1. vaccine：n. 疫苗，动词形式为vaccinate，常常用在get/be vaccinated中表示“接种疫苗”。

2. pay a fine：交罚款，fine做动词也常常用在be fined中表示“被罚款”，后面可直接接金额，如“因乱扔垃圾被罚20元”be fined 20 yuan for littering。

3. up to：高达。

Exercise:

请根据文章内容，回答下述问题：

How will officials urge people to get a vaccine?