Strongly criticized by the right and the National Rally, the bill establishing a sustainable health emergency management regime in the event of a future pandemic will not ultimately be examined by Parliament "before being out of the crisis", indicated the Minister of Health Olivier Véran Tuesday on TF1.

The controversial bill establishing a long-term health emergency management regime in the event of a future pandemic will not be examined by Parliament "in the coming months, before being out of the crisis", the minister announced Tuesday evening on TF1. of Health, Olivier Véran.

The possibility of seeing certain trips made conditional on vaccination, mentioned in this bill presented to the Council of Ministers on Monday, has provoked fiery reactions from the opposition, which fears a restriction of freedoms.

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"This text is not at all intended to consider compulsory vaccination"

"This text is not at all intended to consider compulsory vaccination against the coronavirus," assured Olivier Véran.

But, "because it takes confidence so that the French can be vaccinated freely (...), the government will not propose this text in front of the Parliament before several months, before being out of the crisis".

"The debate is closed," he said.

The vaccination campaign will start on Sunday in France

The first vaccination campaign against Covid-19 will begin Sunday in France in "two or three" establishments for the elderly and will concern "a few dozen residents", also announced the Minister of Health.

"There will first be two or three establishments concerned. One on the side of Paris, not very far from Paris, another on the side of Bourgogne Franche-Comté and then possibly a third which is under discussion," said the minister , specifying that the first vaccines would be "delivered Saturday" on the territory.

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These first injections of the vaccine developed by the American Pfizer and the German BioNTech will concern "a few dozen residents first on Sunday".

Then, it will be extended "to other establishments on Monday and then on Tuesday. We will gradually pick it up like that, it is the initiation of the vaccination campaign," added Olivier Véran.

"Larger" vaccine deliveries are scheduled for "late December and early January".