French President to “hassle” the unvaccinated as cases hit records

As COVID cases surge across the world amid Omicron, French President Emmanuel Macron has warned he intends to make life difficult for people in France who haven’t yet been vaccinated

The French President revealed he will increase pressure on those that hav not yet received a jab as his government acts swiftly to avoid outbreaks seen within other nations like the UK and US.

“I really want to hassle them, and we will continue to do this – to the end,” he told France’s Le Parisien newspaper.

The opposition however has responded, with political opponents stating that the strong language the President has used within the interview was not worthy of a president.

His comments came as a bill on COVID-19 passes was delayed by opposition MPs uniting against the government.

A debate in parliament on the bill, which would bar the unvaccinated from much of public life, was prevented from continuing after midnight.

The legislation was expected to be approved in a vote this week, but it has angered vaccine opponents and several French MPs have said they have received death threats over the issue.

France has one of the highest vaccination rates within Europe, with around 90 percent of the adult population fully vaccinated against the virus.