While Jean Castex has just been tested positive for Covid-19, the question of free tests is back on the table.
On France Inter, Marine Le Pen recalls being vaccinated, but regrets that the so-called "
comfort
"
tests
, according to the expression of Jean Castex, remain chargeable.
The candidate considers this decision "
morally reprehensible and stupid
", because "
we do not fight against a pandemic by preventing part of the population from being able to test themselves for lack of means
".
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Since October 15, Covid tests have only been reimbursed in a few specific cases: for vaccinated people, for contact cases and on medical prescription.
For others, these Covid-19 screening tests now cost between 22 and 45 euros for an antigen test, and around 44 euros for a PCR test.
The leader of the RN took this opportunity to recall her opposition to the vaccination obligation and the health pass.
"
I think we need vaccine freedom, especially since we realize that in this health crisis, the vaccine does not prevent either catching the Covid or infecting others.
"On the third obligatory dose, she also recalls that"
everyone must be free to do it or not
. "
"We don't care who is vaccinated or not"
Invited by TF1 last week, the rebellious candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon was the first to speak out in favor of free Covid tests.
"
For now, those who are vaccinated, you can take the test for free, but if you are not, you cannot do it ... But who cares who is vaccinated or not, what we want to know is who is sick or not,
”the candidate announced in particular.
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Joining the leader of the rebels, the president of the LFI group has at the National Assembly, Mathilde Panot, believes on Public Senate that "
must stop with the obligation to vaccinate
", and "
with the health pass which gives an illusion security
”. For the member, "
we must immediately restore free testing, because if you do not retest, you cannot detect who is sick or not
".
Michel Barnier, candidate for the nomination of the Republicans for the presidential election, is also in favor of the return of free tests for all.
"
This virus which returns is very aggressive, I think it will be necessary to return to the free testing for the unvaccinated
", proposed the ex-negotiator of Brexit on France Info.
"
We must adapt, anticipate
", and for that "
redo free tests so that we know, because it is also a way of preventing
", he added, insisting on the fact that "
the prevention always costs less than repair
”.
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A possibility which would however already be rejected by the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran.
According to
Ouest-France
, he would have recalled, on the sidelines of a visit to a center of the Restos du cœur, on Tuesday, that the tests being always free for the vaccinated people or for those benefiting from a prescription, it does not 'There would therefore be "
no difficulty in following the epidemic with current tools
".
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