‘We Should Abolish It’: French Vaccine Passport Protests Continue for 6th Weekend

Protesters shout and wave flags during a national day of protest against the compulsory COVID-19 vaccination for certain workers and the mandatory use of the health pass called for by the French government in Lille, northern France, on Aug. 21, 2021. Francois Lo Presti/AFP via Getty Images

More protests erupted across France to demonstrate against the country’s COVID-19 vaccine passports over the weekend, with tens of thousands of people marching in Paris and other cities.

The French Interior Ministry told Reuters that about 175,000 people demonstrated on Aug. 21—the sixth straight weekend. Last weekend, about 215,000 people partook in the demonstrations, and a week before that, about 237,000 turned out.