This step will force us to wait for its implementation, despite the rush of the Emmanuel Macron government, which intends that the mandatory document enter into force as soon as possible in the face of the increase in cases of Covid-19 due to the Omicron variant.
With an average of 300,000 daily infections in the last week, the French Executive hopes to launch the vaccination pass around Thursday the 20th, the Sputnik news agency reported.
The vaccination pass will prevent the access of the unvaccinated to key spaces for recreational activity or for assistance at work, such as trains, restaurants or cinemas.
That is to say: only those who have the complete immunization schedule will be able to attend these places or use these services, a requirement that -predictably- will not apply to access to health services.
The current pass, on the other hand, included the possibility of presenting a negative test or having recently overcome the disease.
The new document will be required from the age of 16, while those under 12 to 15 years of age will continue to be asked for the current health pass.
The implementation of the vaccination pass was scheduled for January 15 but was delayed when disagreements arose between legislators over the different versions of the rule, although Macron’s expression at the beginning of the year about wanting to “annoy even the end” to the unvaccinated.
Approved the change Those who choose not to be vaccinated will have restricted access to all kinds of cultural events -such as cinemas, theaters or concerts- and also social spaces -bars and restaurants- and even medium and long-distance transport, which would practically reduce their social life to zero , or at least it would complicate it.
The France 24 site detailed that the penalties will also increase for those who are discovered with a false vaccine passport, with penalties of up to a maximum of five years in prison and a fine of 75,000 euros.
The Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, highlighted on his Twitter account that with the new vaccination pass, “France has a new tool to protect our fellow citizens.”
According to official figures, France registered just over 324,000 new infections yesterday, reaching 13,600,000 positives since the start of the pandemic.
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