100,000 Protest in France Against Proposed New COVID-19 Vaccine Pass

French party "Les Patriotes" leader Florian Philippot and lawyer Fabrice di Vizio march during a rally called by his party against the compulsory COVID-19 vaccination and the mandatory use of the health pass, in Paris, on Jan. 8, 2022. Christophe Archambault/AFP via Getty Images

French authorities said that about 105,000 protesters took to the streets across the country against a draft law that essentially would ban unvaccinated people from public life.

Protesters are demonstrated against French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent comment about people who haven’t received COVID-19 vaccines, saying: “I really want to piss them off. And so we will continue to do so, to the bitter end. That’s the strategy.”