Incredibly, France has vaccinated 86% of people over the age of 12 despite having some of the highest rates of vaccine hesitancy amongst wealthy countries. It wasn’t like that in the spring – the “health pass” mandated by the government to go to many public spaces (even outdoors) has worked wonders.
Meanwhile, there are weekly protests by people who feel their personal freedom is infringed by this mandate, and I can’t help but wonder where those people were back when anti-terrorism measures meant we had to submit to an intrusive search of our personal belongings just to enter a shopping mall or the building where we work…
