Vaccines and Freedom: Bastille Day in Marseille

Published July 15th, 2021 - 03:27 GMT
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French President Emmanuel Macron (AFP/FILE)
The ongoing issue of liberty has come to the forefront in France this week after President Emmanuel Macron made it obligatory for all health workers to receive the Covid-19 vaccination by 15 September. Those who do not will be unable to work and will not receive their salary.   Vaccine hesitancy has been a problem for Macron’s government. Marseille, one of the country’s major cities, sits in the department with the lowest vaccination rate of any on the mainland. A vaccination pass

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