"
The refractory Gauls will resist,
" pledged again Saturday anti-health pass protesters in France, where 180 rallies were scheduled, for the tenth consecutive weekend.
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"
I did not get vaccinated, not even in a dream, and I resigned
" from the Civil Service, told AFP a nursing assistant from Ile-de-France, identifiable by her white coat, in a demonstration called for "
yellow vests
" in the afternoon in Paris. "
The vaccine, we are not sure what's in it, we are not guinea pigs,
" said this 37-year-old woman, "
angry and sad
", giving only her first name, Hager.
Health Minister Olivier Véran announced Thursday that "
some 3,000 suspensions
" had been served on health personnel not vaccinated against Covid-19, after the entry into force on Wednesday of the vaccination obligation concerning them. Telle Armelle, educator specializing in child psychiatry in Val-d'Oise, "
suspended since September 16
". "
I take care of my health as I see fit, out of respect for myself, I will not give up my right to choose
", argued this Parisian demonstrator.
Of nearly 58 million French people over 12 eligible for the vaccine, more than 86% have however already received at least one injection. The new protests come as the symbolic milestone of 50 million people who have received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine has been reached. Emmanuel Macron himself announced it on Friday in a video on social networks, saying: "
The vaccine saves lives, the virus kills, it's simple
", the total number of deaths in France since the start of the epidemic amounting to 115,960.
"
Avé Jupiter, the refractory Gauls will resist,
" some demonstrators answered him on Saturday, this reply being inscribed on their "
yellow vest
", in one of the three Parisian processions.
“
Welcome to Kontrolistan.
Glory to Macronescu our guide
”,“
Free France
”, also proclaimed placards, Place du Trocadero in Paris, where the Patriotes rally, at the call of Florian Philippot (far right) gathered from 2:00 pm several hundred people .
“
Stop, the vaccine obligation!
"
In a third small Parisian gathering, Anne, a recently retired associate professor of letters, rejected the pass as "
a perverse way to impose compulsory vaccination
". “
I am hallucinated to see that we can no longer debate. I intended to be vaccinated in May and the vaccine propaganda dissuaded me
, ”the 67-year-old woman told AFP.
In Lyon, a first demonstration gathered from 2 p.m. about a thousand people, according to the prefecture. On some signs, we read "
vaccinated against lies
" or "
Stop, the vaccine obligation!"
". The demonstrators were 2,100 demonstrators in Lille, according to the prefecture, or 100 more than the previous Saturday. According to a police source, 17,000 demonstrators were expected Saturday in Paris and 80,000 to 120,000 in the rest of the country. Last Saturday, the authorities counted 121,000 demonstrators across the country, far from the 237,000 participants of August 7.
At the same time, the Covid-19 epidemic is calming down in France, according to the authorities, and Emmanuel Macron said he was ready on Thursday to “
lift certain constraints
” in “
the territories where the virus circulates less quickly
” without however giving specific timeline. The health pass became mandatory on July 21 in places accommodating more than 50 people. It was then extended to hospitals except emergencies or even bars and restaurants, and on August 30 to 1.8 million employees in contact with the public. On September 30, it should be applied to 12-17 year olds.
