French MPs Back Emmanuel Macron's Covid "Pass" After Changes

Opposition parties have criticised the bill for posing a discrimination risk, not least because millions of people have yet to be inoculated.

France's parliament on Wednesday backed President Emmanuel Macron's plan to introduce a Covid "health pass", after deputies pushed back against the move arguing it was discriminatory for those not yet vaccinated. Macron wants the pass to help speed up the lifting of coronavirus restrictions as his Covid vaccination programme gathers pace. It will be used to travel outside France for people showing proof of coronavirus vaccination, a recent negative test or recovery from a Covid-19 infection. Opposition parties have criticised the bill for posing a discrimination risk, not least because millions of people have yet to be inoculated.