French Lower House Approves Macron’s Stricter ‘Vaccine Passport’ After Tumultuous Debate

A man shows his COVID-19 health pass at a restaurant as France brings on tougher restrictions required to access most public spaces and to travel by inter-city train, in Nice, France, on Aug. 9, 2021. Eric Gaillard/Reuters

The French National Assembly has approved a new CCP virus measure that would make it more difficult for those who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to access “activities in social life” and public transport.

Following days of tumultuous debate, lawmakers in the French parliament’s lower house approved draft legislation, including a measure regarding a stricter vaccine passport, shortly after 5 a.m. local time (11 p.m. ET) on Jan. 6 by a margin of 214–93.