Covid-19: “the vaccine pass is a disguised form of vaccine obligation”, assumes Olivier Véran – franceinfo

The word is out. In an interview with Brut media, the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, assumed, on Saturday December 18, the fact that the transformation of the health pass into a vaccination pass was “a disguised form of vaccine obligation”. This change, which has yet to be validated by Parliament, was announced the day before by Prime Minister Jean Castex.

.@olivierveran on Brut: “The vaccination pass is a disguised form of compulsory vaccination”. #passvaccinal pic.twitter.com/iwNULeSjE6

– Brut FR (@brutofficiel) December 18, 2021

“The vaccination pass is a disguised form of vaccination obligation, admitted the minister. But it is more effective than an obligation, preventing people from going to bars, restaurants, places open to the public if they are not vaccinated, it is more effective than fining them 100 euros if we catch them in the street “.

“The idea is not to punish, sanction, ostracize, the idea is to say, now, we no longer have a choice, we no longer hesitate, because we cannot continue to fill our hospitals, we cannot continue to live like that under the threat of waves of epidemics because 5 million French people still do not choose to protect themselves “, he hammered.

Once this transformation of the health pass has been voted by Parliament, a negative test will no longer be sufficient to enter the places subject to this pass (restaurants, places of culture, recreation, etc.). You must necessarily have been vaccinated (or cured of the Covid) and have received a booster dose.