FILE PHOTO: A coronavirus disease (COVID-19) health pass poster reading "Enter, Scan, Enjoy" is seen at a restaurant as France brings in tougher restrictions where a proof of immunity will be required to access most public spaces and to travel by inter-city train in Nice, France, August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
PARIS (Reuters) - The French Senate approved on Thursday the government's latest measures to tackle the COVID-19 virus, including a vaccine pass, which has encountered some opposition among the public after President Emmanuel Macron's harsh criticism of the unvaccinated.
The Senate backed the COVID measures and legislation for a COVID vaccine pass by 249 in favour, versus 63 against. The legislation had already been approved earlier this month by France's lower house of parliament.
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