A "
race against the clock
" against Omicron.
Barely two weeks after the government's announcement to want to transform the health pass into a vaccination pass, the bill arrives Wednesday, December 29 in committee at the National Assembly, fifteen days before its expected entry into force.
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The government has accelerated its timetable, despite some criticism from the opposition.
Initially scheduled for application at the end of January, the text will be examined by the Law Commission at the Palais Bourbon on Wednesday, after a hearing at 2:30 p.m. with the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran.
The text will then be discussed in the Senate Chamber from January 5 and its entry into force is scheduled for January 15.
At this stage, the bill transforms the health pass into a vaccination pass "
for access to leisure activities, restaurants and drinking establishments, fairs, seminars and trade shows or even interregional transport
", in particular rail. It will therefore be necessary to justify a complete vaccination cycle and, contrary to what is in force today, "
a test will not be enough
", summarized Monday the Prime Minister Jean Castex.
The mere presentation of a negative test would however remain valid "
for access to health and social institutions and services
", which the Council of State would also like to see extended to "
compelling reasons of a family nature
". In an opinion issued on Monday, the Council of State notes that the vaccination pass "
is likely to seriously undermine freedoms
". He therefore suggests that “
the certificate of recovery
” of Covid-19 can be considered “
as a substitute for proof of vaccination status
”, “
under defined conditions
”.
Several opposition officials criticized the vaccine pass, Marine Le Pen (RN) and Jean-Luc Mélenchon (LFI) in the lead, referring in particular to “
a
disguised
vaccination obligation
” and an “
inapplicable measure
”.
However, the PS group will vote "
in principle
" for the vaccine pass, just like the LR deputies, the executive welcoming a "
very broad consensus
" of parliamentary groups.
Members will finally be invited to extend the state of health emergency until March 31, 2022 in Martinique and to declare it until the same date in Reunion.
