French parliament adopts vaccine passports law despite protests

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France's parliament has voted to make vaccine passports a key part of daily life in the battle against COVID-19.

The breakthrough in talks came a day after France was again shaken by protests against the rules that saw over 160,000 rally and dozens arrested.

Those changes were implemented by decree, but parliament has been engaged in a marathon session since Tuesday debating whether to extend them. The Senate had approved the legislation but added numerous amendments that the government feared risked limiting its impact. The new legislation would make it compulsory from August for air travel and inter-city trains, as well as for visiting cafes and restaurants.The Senate wanted the legislation to be more mindful of civil liberties.

"Covid is temporary, but firings are final," argued one Republican member of the Senate, Philippe Bas.Seventy-one people were arrested and 29 members of the security forces were injured, the ministry of the interior said.Macron scoffed at how slogans of freedom were being brandished at the protests.

 

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