In a televised address, Macron also mandated special COVID-19 passes for anyone who wants to go to a restaurant, shopping mall or hospital or get on a train or plane. To get a pass, people must have proof they're fully vaccinated, or recently recovered from the virus, or have taken a fresh negative virus test.
Most European governments have shied away from mandating vaccinations. But after tens of thousands of people with the virus died in French nursing home s, Macron said vaccination is essential for all workers in health care facilities or nursing homes, and all workers or volunteers who care for the elderly or ailing at home. Those who don't get vaccinated by Sept. 15 will face potential sanctions or fines, he said.
In France, vaccines are widely available for anyone 12 and over. But interest has ebbed in recent weeks because of vaccine hesitancy, a sense that the virus is no longer a threat, and because some people put off their shots until after their summer vacation. Demand started rising again over the weekend as people braced for Macron's announcements.
After staying shuttered for nine months since the pandemic began, Paris restaurant owners expressed worry about the challenges of enforcing the new requirements.
Let’s see if it actually flys. Can’t wait to see that go to court and people against the vaccine wins!!!!
Ontario tried that once with the flu shot years ago. Get vaxxed or get fired they said. Didn’t happen as they would’ve had to fire the majority. A quiet reversal.
France should examine the positive measures which led Florida, Texas, to abolish all restrictions and return to normal. Ban in the private and in the public institutions to demand the sanitation pass to have services, sports, bars, etc and non-vaccinated.
redheadb3 It takes guts to try and save lives. 👏👏👏
amys_here Needed everywhere.
redheadb3 vaccinated letsgetvaccinated
Quite rightly so. It’s not about their civil rights/freedom of choice. They can still choose. They can choose to be vaccinated and keep their jobs or they can go and do something else. I’m a teacher. If I want to teach certain conditions must be met. So I meet those conditions.
This is how it looks when some billionaires decide they're running the entire show - 'fawk governments, we'll buy them!'
“Well, there’s a lot of bleeding hearts out there, all I can say, is let them bleed.” PE Trudeau 1971. Is there any doubt he would have made the hard call and mandated vaccines?
There goes his presidency.
A leader with guts. Well done.
Excellent decision! 👍🏼
Good for him! Patients have the right to be cared for by people who will not endanger their health!!!
Orders ?
They should not go to work! On strike and Macron will be history soon!
It makes you think: “why an executive order is needed to make health workers to vaccinate ? Don’t they think is a good idea? Is it because they don’t believe in science?”
Lol. I wonder hom many got already vaccinated.
MartinPujdak As he should. Bravo.
mini_bubbly Fuckin
As they should.
Good to see a leader with balls to mandate vaccines for health care staff
Hc workers makes sense, they deal with the influx! Not everyone needs to be vaxxed. francoislegault liberalparty CPC_HQ NDP BlocQuebecois
BogochIsaac
CommonSense
So no longer a choice?
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