Emmanuel Macron has mandated Covid vaccination for all French health workers and has introduced vaccine passports in many settings, effectively cutting off unvaccinated French people from their daily lives.
There's was a particularly downbeat tone to the Prime Minister's speech on Monday evening in which he said that the country can proceed with easing lockdown restrictions on July 19th, but "with caution".
Far from being a "terminus date" for restrictions in England, "Freedom Day" will see the Government urge large indoor venues to tell customers to show Covid passes before being granted entry, it has been confirmed.
Fans attending the Euro 2020 final at Wembley today have been told to be a "team player" and get 'jabbed' at the local vaccination centre. A vaccine-pushing NHS advert will also be shown during TV coverage of the match.
Plans for vaccine passports appear to be back on the table. People may be required to show a "Covid certificate" later this year to enter bars, restaurants and nightclubs under plans to combat a "fourth wave".
The Fiji Government has announced a “no jab, no job” policy, forcing workers in the civil service and in the private sector to get vaccinated against Covid or to face losing their income.
Many countries are stepping up their efforts to incentivise vaccination against Covid. Some are offering free pints and in Germany, the Government is considering giving those who are hesitant €300 if they get ‘jabbed’.
Just 25 under-18s died from Covid in England between March 2020 and February 2021, according to new research. In the same period, 124 children died from suicide and 268 died from trauma.
Vaccination rates have fallen due to higher hesitancy rates among younger people – a problem which Boris Johnson hopes to resolve by offering incentives that widen the gap between the vaccinated and the unvaccinated.
The Government is due to announce that, from July 19th, fully vaccinated Britons will be able to travel to "Amber List" countries without having to quarantine upon their return to the U.K.
