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We have already been fooled with chlordecone, it will not happen a second time with the vaccine
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In Fort-de-France, Noah *, 36, runs a tourism business.
The health crisis, this Martinican suffered the full force when the borders were closed, and that travel was limited to only imperative reasons.
Its turnover took a hit.
Even more painful, a member of his family died of Covid-19.
However, Noah does not budge: the injection against the coronavirus, he will not do it.
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When asked why, a story pops up: At barely 70, his grandfather died of prostate cancer.
He came from Guadeloupe where the toxic molecule chlordecone has been widely used in banana plantations for thirty years, to fight against weevils, these small insects which are formidable for crops.
It was only in the 2000s that water and soil checks revealed the extent of the pollution.
The pesticide was ...
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