The Minister of Health said he was in favor of dropping the prosecution of people holding a false pass and who would like to comply.
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For the government, it is urgent to fight against the trafficking of false health passes. In the midst of the fifth wave of the Covid-19 epidemic and while the new Omicron variant threatens to cause a sixth, the executive is working on the establishment of a “repentance system”, Olivier Véran announced to the National Assembly, during his hearing by the Social Affairs and Law committees on Wednesday, December 15. It is necessary that “someone who would benefit from a forged document can put himself in order and that there be abandonment of proceedings”, he estimated. “It’s showing humanity.”
The death of a 57-year-old woman who had obtained a false vaccination certificate at the Raymond-Poincaré hospital in Garches (Hauts-de-Seine), put this issue back at the center of the concerns of the health authorities. “If you have a fake health pass or if you make believe that you have been vaccinated, when you arrive at the hospital because you are sick, say it right away, let your entourage say it”, urged Olivier Véran.
Have you bought a fake health pass? Tell us why. What motivated you to get this fake health pass? How did you do it? Do you regret this decision? Do you think and want to go back? If so, are you waiting for the government to create this “repentant” status?
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