France vows to go ahead with vaccine pass despite parliamentary glitch


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  • Tuesday, 04 Jan 2022

A general view shows the hemicycle during the opening debate on the French government's planned bill to transform the current health pass into a vaccine pass, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, January 3, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

PARIS (Reuters) -French government officials on Tuesday vowed to enact by mid-January as planned a law to block unvaccinated people from hospitality venues, despite the legislation hitting a procedural hitch in parliament overnight.

"January 15 remains our goal," for the law coming into force, European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune told LCI television.

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