French COVID-19 centers hit by anti-vaccine vandalism

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French COVID-19 vaccination centers have been hit by vandalism and daubed with Nazi-themed tags as the government steps up its vaccination drive.

Across the country, vaccination centers and outdoor testing facilities at pharmacies have been tagged with swastikas and graffiti such as "collaborator", "Nazi" and "genocide" in recent weeks.In Neuille-Pont-Pierre, in the Loire valley, late last month Stars of David - similar those Jews were forced to wear by the Nazis - were painted on a vaccination center.

BFM reported about one attack per day on average has taken place in recent weeks, often in small towns with little police presence or security cameras.In Lans-en-Vercors, south-east France, anti-vaccine graffiti were painted on a community hall that housed a vaccine center and fire hoses were opened intentionally, flooding the facility, local newspaper Le Dauphine reported.

In Urrugne, in the Pyrenees, the tent of a temporary vaccination center was set on fire, while in Audincourt, eastern France, the power supply to a vaccination center was cut off, endangering vaccine doses in fridges.

 

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