Anti-vax protesters tell France's Macron: 'We'll piss you off'

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PARIS: Anti-vaccine protesters rallied in cities across France on Saturday (Jan 8), denouncing President Emmanuel Macron's intent to 'piss off' people refusing COVID-19 shots by tightening curb

Macron said this week he wanted to irritate unvaccinated people by making their lives so complicated they would end up getting jabbed. Unvaccinated people were irresponsible and unworthy of being considered citizens, he added.Others carried signs saying"No to the vaccine pass", a reference to Macron's legislative push to require proof of vaccination to enter venues such as cafes, bars and museums.

" 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 Macron of trampling on their freedoms and treating citizens unequally. He says freedoms carry responsibilities that include protecting the health of others.

Some hospitals have reported that some 85 per cent of ICU patients are not vaccinated against COVID-19. Data shows that 90 per cent of over-12s eligible for the COVID shot are fully vaccinated. Three months before a presidential election, Macron's blunt language appeared to be calculated, tapping into a mounting frustration against the unvaccinated.

 

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