France will soon require a vaccine pass for practically any activity -- from eating in restaurants, attending the theater or getting on an airplane. If Novak Djokovic wants to play in the French Open, he’s likely to need one too.
With the omicron variant surging, the French parliament adopted a new set of rules that will tighten the so-called health pass that has been in place for months by removing the option that allowed for a recent negative test. Once the law is published in the official gazette, a completed vaccination regimen will be the only way to access most activities.
The changes come after President Emmanuel Macron took Europe’s aggressive stance against the unvaccinated up a notch earlier this month, saying he wants to “p--- off” people who don’t get their shot. The stakes for the 44-year-old president are also heightened as he’s expected to seek re-election in April.
