Washington Post: French President Emmanuel Macron is right: It’s time to make life a living hell for anti-vaxxers. 華盛頓郵報：法國總統伊曼紐爾·馬克龍是對的：現在是時候讓反疫苗者的生活變成人間地獄了.
Macron has set a fine example for other world leaders to follow in refusing to kowtow before ignorance or honor selfishness. By James McAuley Jan 12 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron has a long history of being blunt to the point of withering. His latest comments on those who choose not to get vaccinated are stirring up controversy — but Global Opinions contributing columnist James McAuley argues that he is “totally right.”
“The unvaccinated, I really want to piss them off. … That’s the strategy,” Macron said last week.
Macron faces a presidential election in April, and his opponents have been quick to condemn him. But McAuley contends that Macron’s “strategy” is working. In France, QR codes proving vaccination, recent recovery from covid or a recent negative test are needed to enter restaurants, cafes, cinemas and other public spaces, and the French parliament recently passed a bill for a vaccine pass, making vaccines a requirement to access public life.
The result? So far, 90 percent of French people 12 years old or older have received at least two doses of the vaccine. The day after Macron’s comments, 66,000 people received first vaccinations against the coronavirus, the country’s highest figure in months.
Will this help Macron in April’s election? We’ll soon find out.
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