French President Macron Targets Unvaxxed

Emmanuel Macron said he wants to “piss off” unvaccinated people and make life more difficult for them so they’ll get jabbed.

QUICK FACTS:

• French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday highlighted his strategy for France’s vaccination drive — “piss off” those who refuse to get the vaccine by removing them from restaurants, sports centers, travel, and other services and venues.
• Close to 73.3% of France’s population of 67.3 million have been vaccinated. Macron estimated that approximately 90% of those eligible for the vaccine have taken their jabs, while a “small minority” continues to decline the shots.
• Macron made reference to the unvaccinated as “non-citizens.”
• The French parliament is currently deliberating a new measure that would allow only the fully vaccinated to be eligible for the country’s “health pass.” Currently, the health pass required for access to most social venues and long-distance public transport may be acquired by anyone who presents a negative COVID-19 test.

NEW: French President Emmanuel Macron said that he wants to “piss off” unvaccinated people as part of his strategy to fight COVID-19.

"I really want to piss them off. And so we will continue to do so, to the bitter end. That's the strategy."https://t.co/cQkvDIydHi

— Axios (@axios) January 4, 2022

HEAD OF FRANCE’S FAR-RIGHT NATIONAL PARTY TWEETED:

• “A president shouldn’t say that. Macron is unworthy of his office,” Marine Le Pen stated.

BACKGROUND:

• The French President announced that those who don’t have a ‘COVID pass’ will be banned from participating in basic life activities such as visiting shopping malls, restaurants and using public transport. The green health pass will now be a part of daily life in France.
• “Astonishing confession from Macron,” tweeted Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the far-left France Insoumise party. “It is clear the vaccine pass is a collective punishment against individual freedom.”