Good afternoon friends, or should I say bonjour. The President of France, Emmanuel Macron is getting pretty fkn sick of anti-vaxxers (as he should be) and is making sure they stay the fuck home with harsh, but fair, new measures.
On July 12, Macron announced that as France approaches a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections, instead of making harsher lockdown rules, he will be introducing a ‘passe sanitaire‘, or ‘health pass’.
One of the main reasons for this is because infection rates were increasing in France, yet vaccination rates were not, and pretty much everyone in the country has the ability to go and get the jab.
The health pass will come into effect from July 21 (today), and will hopefully see an increase in vaccinations. I mean, just after the announcement, more than 2 million French people made vaccination requests, which shows that the fear of God’s (Macron’s) wrath is real.
“I no longer have any intention of sacrificing my life, my time, my freedom and the adolescence of my daughters, as well as their right to study properly, for those who refuse to be vaccinated. This time, you stay at home, not us,” Macron said in the announcement.
It’s worth noting that Macron’s only daughters are his wife’s children, who are also roughly the same age as he is.
Starting in August, anyone in France entering a restaurant, store, movie theater, hospital, or taking a long-distance train, will have to show a special COVID-19 health pass.
Following the announcement, 2.2 million people registered for the vaccine.https://t.co/gOfdmYhTF8
— Travis Akers (@travisakers) July 21, 2021
Basically, with the health pass, vaccinated folks are able to access commercial and cultural sites, while those who aren’t will be prevented from entry. The only way for non-vaccinated people to go places is if they submit a negative COVID test, which will now cost a hefty 50 euros for the PCR test and 29 for the antigen test.
From the beginning of August, this rule will include restaurants and cafes, meaning the non-vaccinated pretty much won’t be able to go anywhere with ease.
Already France is being met with waves of anti-vax protesters, who wear a five-pointed star on themselves that reads ‘sans vaccin’ or ‘non vaccinée’, which roughly translates to ‘without vaccine’.
The yellow star is the same emblem worn by French Jews in 1942 who boarded trains headed for Auschwitz. So yeah, you can see why Macron is sick of the anti-vaxxers over there.
President Macron was not prepared for the scale of the backlash against ‘Health Passes’ | @john_lichfield https://t.co/gmAvkBxTwW
— UnHerd (@unherd) July 20, 2021
“We cannot make those who have the civic sense to get vaccinated bear the burden of inconvenience,” Macron said.
“The restrictions will weigh on others, those who for reasons incomprehensible… still hesitate to use the only weapon available against the pandemic, the vaccine.”
“I am aware of what I am asking you,” he said, “and I know that you are ready for this commitment. This is, in a sense, part of your sense of duty.” #covid #vaccine
— Armand Domalewski (@ArmandDoma) July 21, 2021
Anti-vaxxers, you heard the man, stay the fuck at home!
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