"When a part of the population controls another part of the population, it's not good", deplores Alain Fontaine, president of the French society of Maîtres restaurateurs, the day of the implementation of the vaccination pass in restaurants.
“How can you be sure there won't be any abuses?
“, he worries.
This Parisian restaurateur briefed his teams on Monday morning to continue to provide a friendly welcome for his customers.
“30% of customer satisfaction is based on this criterion!
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Five weeks after its announcement, the famous vaccine pass came into effect on Monday, January 24. It provides that restaurateurs and cafetiers have the possibility of claiming an identity card in the event of suspension of false passes. "It's risky, for Alain Fontaine, who fears excesses and offenses of dirty faces or discrimination". I only want to hear about the identity card on one condition, if you see that the date of birth does not correspond at all to the person who presents his pass to you” recommends this restaurateur to his teams. Clearly, in all other cases, it is requested to skip the identity check. “On the other hand, asking you for the vaccination pass each time! »
Since Monday, a negative test is no longer enough for non-vaccinated people aged at least 16 to access many public places (restaurants, cinemas, etc.).
If they cannot present proof of their complete vaccination status, “access is refused”, it is indicated.
With, however, two major exceptions: people “benefiting from a certificate of recovery” (that is to say, having tested positive between 6 months and 11 days earlier, this interval remains the same), and those “justifying 'a medical contraindication to vaccination'.
