People Who Forgo COVID Vaccine Could Be Limited From Using Public Transportation in France

People Who Forgo COVID Vaccine Could Be Limited From Using Public Transportation in France

People in France who refuse to get a coronavirus test or vaccine could be restricted from using public transportation, according to a proposed bill backed by Prime Minister Jean Castex's cabinet.The newly introduced bill, which will be submitted for review in Parliament, is designed to provide the French government with a legal framework for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and future public health crises.According to its text, a negative COVID test or proof of a "preventative treatment, including the administration of a vaccine" could be required for people to be granted "access to transport or to some locations, as well as certain activities," Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.President Emmanuel Macron said in November that coronavirus vaccinations will not be mandatory throughout France, but the new bill has sparked outrage from opposing political leaders who believe the language is too severe.Marine Le Pen, leader of France's far-right RN party called the law "essentially totalitarian," and said that "in a backhanded way, this bill does not aim to make vaccinations mandatory, but will prevent anybody who doesn't comply from having a social life," according to AFP.Sebastien Chenu, an RN party spokesperson, said the French government was planning "a health dictatorship," while Centrist Senator