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French President Emmanuel Macron faced fierce backlash Wednesday after saying his administration's coronavirus restrictions are intended to ‘piss off’ and make life hard for the nation’s vaccine holdouts, according to media reports, stalling parliamentary debate as the government tries to push through tough new legislation barring the unvaccinated from most public spaces. ...
If passed, the law would tighten requirements for France’s existing Covid pass—needed to access most public venues—by removing options for testing or recent recovery.Macron, defending the policy, said: “When my freedom threatens that of others, I become irresponsible. An irresponsible person is no longer a citizen,” according to alevels of coronavirus infections.
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