Introduced in France in June 2021 to fight the Covid-19 epidemic, the health pass has become an essential key to access certain establishments open to the public such as restaurants, theaters, sports halls or even for business trips. long distance by public transport (domestic flights, TGV, Intercités and night trains, interregional coaches). To obtain a health pass, it was initially necessary to meet one of the following three criteria: benefit from a full vaccination schedule; have a recent negative test, now less than 24 hours old; have been infected with Covid-19 for at least 11 days and less than 6 months Since December 15, 2021, the rules for the health pass have changed for people aged 65 and over, as well as people vaccinated with the Jannsen single dose vaccine. To maintain a valid vaccination health pass, these individuals must have received a booster dose when eligible for it. This rule will affect all adults from January 15, 2022. This health pass must be converted into a “vaccination pass” in early 2022, which can only be activated with a full vaccination schedule and no longer a simple negative test, the Prime Minister announced. Minister Jean Castex in mid-December. “From now on, only vaccination in the past will be valid,” insisted the head of government after a health defense council. “It is not acceptable that the refusal of a few million French people to get vaccinated puts the life of an entire country at risk and affects the daily life of the vast majority of French people who have played since the beginning of this crisis”, hammered the head of government The bill dedicated to this “vaccination pass” must be examined in the Council of Ministers on January 5, then debated in the chamber of the National Assembly starting Monday, January 10, before being transmitted to the Senate.The executive expects its adoption at the end of January so that it enters into force “with a firm step”, according to Gabriel Attal.At the same time, the government plans to extend the health pass to all companies, beyond the sectors of the health and in contact with the public as is the case today. An initiative that arouses the anger of the opposition, which denounces an “ineffective”, late or “punitive” device. This health pass comes up against the problem of traffic. The police have discovered a total of 182,000 false health passes since the implementation of the system this summer, as part of 400 investigations, according to a new report prepared at the end of December by the Ministry of the Interior. Faced with the proliferation of fake health passes, the police and gendarmerie have intensified their digital investigations and listed other operational methods, including buying fake vaccination certificates online and fraudulently using a QR code assigned to a third party. The authorities also go after health professionals or administrative agents who provide false passes.
Source: BFM TV
