VACCINE PASS. March 14 marks the suspension of the vaccination pass and the end of the indoor mask in France. It will no longer be necessary to present a valid QR Code at the restaurant, at the theatre, on the train or on the plane. Here is what changes.
[Mis à jour le 8 mars 2022 à 19h12] The end of the vaccination pass takes place in less than a week, Monday, March 14. This suspension concerns both the public of leisure, sports or transport establishments where it is applied (restaurants, trains, planes, sports halls, cinemas, museums, etc.) as well as the employees who work in these places or events. On this same date, wearing a mask will no longer be compulsory indoors. But it will not disappear completely: the mask “will remain compulsory in public passenger transport given the promiscuity” specified the Prime Minister, which concerns all buses, trains, planes, boats on French territory.
If the vaccination pass lives its last days, the health pass “will remain the rule in health establishments” after March 14, as will the vaccination obligation for caregivers, announced Jean Castex. Minors aged 12 to 15 will no longer need to bring the health pass in places where the vaccination pass applies.
On this same date of March 14, 2022, the mask will no longer be compulsory inside establishments open to the public. With the improvement in the health situation, the government had already taken the decision on February 28 to abolish the obligation to wear a mask in closed places subject to the vaccination pass (restaurants, bars, cinemas, sports halls or even spectacle). From now on, it is the wearing of a mask in all closed places which will no longer be compulsory from March 14, such as in shops, administrations or companies, with the exception of public transport and medico-social establishments. We make the point below:
What is the end date of the vaccination pass?
On March 14, 2022, the vaccination pass is suspended “in all places where it was required (leisure and cultural places, commercial catering activities, fairs and trade shows)” announces a communicated of the government published on March 3 following the intervention of Prime Minister Jean Castex on the JT of 1 p.m. The vaccination pass will have finally lasted less than two months, since it came into force on January 24, 2022. On March 28, however, the vaccination pass, already postponed for the first time, should come into force in Guadeloupe.
Where will the vaccination pass be lifted on March 14, 2022?
From Monday March 14, 2022, the vaccination pass will no longer be compulsory “wherever it applies” on French territory, announced Prime Minister Jean Castex during his intervention on the 1 p.m. news on TF1 on March 3. . It will therefore no longer be required to present the QR-Code of your vaccination pass at the entrance to these establishments open to the public:
- Restaurants, bars and cafes
- Transport long distance (TGV, Intercités, night trains, domestic flights and inter-regional coaches)
- Campsites, hotels and holiday centers
- Sports establishments (gym, swimming pool, gymnasium, ice rink, horse riding facilities etc)
- Lifts
- Museums and monuments
- Amusement parks
- Concerts and festivals
- Movie theater
- Theaters and other performance halls
- Trade shows, fairs and seminars
- Casinos and other gaming halls
- boat cruises
- discos
- Shopping centers and department stores
Will the vaccination pass be compulsory in transport on March 14?
From March 14, the vaccination pass will no longer be necessary to take the train, plane or boat, whether short or long distance. All interregional public transport (TGV, Intercités, night trains, domestic flights) will no longer be subject to this rule. However, wearing a mask will remain compulsory on all public transport.
On March 14, the vaccination pass will no longer be necessary in medico-social establishments. On the other hand, “the health pass will remain the rule in” health establishments, retirement homes, establishments welcoming people with disabilities who are particularly fragile “, after March 14, as will the vaccination obligation for caregivers, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on March 3.
What is the end date for wearing the mask indoors?
The end of wearing a mask was announced for Monday March 14, 2022 by Prime Minister Jean Castex on the 1 p.m. newscast on TF1, on the same date as the end of the vaccination pass. It will therefore no longer be necessary to wear a mask in companies, in stores, schools, colleges, high schools, universities, nightclubs or in public administrations. But beware, wearing a mask will remain compulsory, on March 14, in all public transport “given the crowding” as well as in all medico-social establishments (hospitals, EHPAD, autonomous residences and retirement homes) . In a press release, the government also recommends wearing a mask “for positive people and risky contact cases, symptomatic people and health professionals”.
In which places subject to the vaccination pass is the mask no longer compulsory?
Since February 28, the obligation to wear a mask in certain places conditioned by the vaccination pass has been lifted indoors. The mask is thus no longer compulsory in interior spaces subject to the vaccination pass, with the exception of transport (TGV, Intercités, night trains, long-distance coaches and domestic flights). With regard to restaurants, bars and cafés, cinemas, museums and monuments, performance and concert halls, party and game rooms, libraries, discotheques, trade shows and fairs, campsites, hotels and holiday centers, sports establishments, or even amusement parks.
Where is the health pass still compulsory?
Prime Minister Jean Castex announced that the health pass remains compulsory, as of Monday March 14, only in all “health establishments, retirement homes, establishments welcoming people with disabilities who are particularly fragile” . This means that you must always have a complete vaccination schedule, a Covid-19 recovery certificate, or have carried out a PCR, antigen or self-test (under the supervision of a health professional) within 24 hours, to access hospitals, retirement homes and medico-social establishments. Minors aged 12 to 15 will be exempt from the health pass in all other places where it applies, as will adults from the vaccination pass, from March 14, 2022.
What is the difference between a health pass and a vaccination pass?
With the vaccination pass, only a complete vaccination schedule or a Covid-19 recovery certificate are valid. With the health pass, a PCR or antigenic test, or a self-test carried out under the supervision of a health professional, for a maximum of 24 hours, are possible to obtain it, in addition to the first two options (complete vaccination schedule or certificate of Covid-19 recovery).