Controversy is arising in France, where the corona19 vaccination begins on the 27th, as the government pushed for a law banning the use of public transportation by people who did not get the vaccine.
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In the same situation as the Corona 19 pandemic, the French government has pushed for a bill that prohibits people who have not been vaccinated from getting on public transportation, causing controversy in the political world. [AFP=연합뉴스]
According to the AFP news agency on the 22nd (local time), the French government has drafted a bill with the outline of restricting activities based on vaccination in order to cope with the Corona 19 health crisis.
According to the legislation, in the event of a health crisis, the Prime Minister would have the authority to submit evidence that he has received a negative corona19 confirmation or vaccination in order to perform certain activities or access certain places or transportation. The bill will soon be presented to Congress, AFP reported.
France is scheduled to begin vaccination on the 27th as the European Union (EU) executive committee approves the Pfizer-Bio&Tech vaccine. However, according to local media such as France24, there is still a lot of reluctance to the vaccine, as the result of an opinion poll that 55% of the French people will not get the vaccine.
Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron strongly recommended vaccination against Corona 19, but promised not to require vaccination.
Opposition politicians called it “health dictatorship” and protested against legislation that could limit the freedom of movement of people who were not vaccinated. Marin Lefen, the head of the far-right party National Federation (RN), said the bill was “essentially totalitarian,” and “it is not intended to mandate vaccinations, but if you do not follow it, you will not be able to live in society.”
Guillaume Peltier, deputy head of the Republican Party (LR), classified as a center-right, criticized it, saying, “It is unimaginable for the government to have all the power to limit freedom without parliamentary control.”
As political criticism poured out, Public Service Minister Ameli de Montchalin said, “It is not intended to give the government exceptional powers or to create a state of health.” “The bill will go through a process of debate in Parliament and needs to be clarified. The part will be like that.”
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