Anti-vaccine protesters respond to France's Macron over civil liberties

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by tightening curbs on their civil liberties. Mr Macron said this week he wanted to irritate unvaccinated people by making their lives so complicated they would end up getting jabbed.

In Paris, protesters retorted by adopting his slangy wording, chanting"We'll piss you off".

Others carried signs saying"No to the vaccine pass", a reference to Mr Macron's legislative push to require proof of vaccination to enter venues such as cafes, bars and museums. TV images showed skirmishes between protesters and police at one site. Protesters also rallied through the streets in Marseille, Nantes and Le Mans among other cities.

" were the last straw. We are not irresponsible," said hospital administrator Virginie Houget, who has avoided a mandatory vaccine order for health workers because she caught Covid-19 late last year. The protesters accuse Mr Macron of trampling on their freedoms and treating citizens unequally. He says freedoms carry responsibilities that include protecting the health of others.

 

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