Protesters hit French streets to fight new Covid-19 vaccine pass

In the capital Paris, the largest single gathering set off from near the Eiffel Tower, called by fringe anti-EU presidential candidate Florian Philippot.

"Novak is kind of our standard-bearer at the moment," demonstrator Pascal told AFP in Bordeaux. He was marching alongside parents with children at a tennis club in the western city, where he said the coach risks losing his job for refusing vaccination. While officials had not published an estimate of nationwide turnout by late afternoon, police or local authorities counted around 1,000 each in Lyon, Nantes, Bordeaux and Marseille.

So far people have been able to keep their pass valid with negative coronavirus tests."It was urgent" to get jabbed, 32-year-old Juan Fernandez told AFP immediately after getting his shot on Saturday morning.Protesters gather to demonstrate against the health pass and Covid-19 vaccines, on Trocadero plaza in Paris, on Jan 15, 2022. PHOTO: AFP

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