VACCINE PASS. While the number of Covid-19 contaminations has risen slightly since Saturday March 5, can we estimate that March 14 will be the final end date of the vaccine pass?
[Mis à jour le 7 mars 2022 à 10h44] The government has announced that the vaccine pass will be “suspended wherever it applies” in France from Monday March 14. The date seems to be fixed, whatever the epidemic indicators will be at that time. Should we fear the return of an epidemic wave? If we rely on the figures of recent weeks, the trend is still downward, but the decline is becoming slower and slower. The number of Covid-19 contaminations even rose slightly this weekend after a month of decline. 53,678 positive cases were detected on Saturday March 5, according to the latest figures from Public Health France, an increase of 55 cases over 7 days caused by the sub-variant of Omicron BA.2, 1.4 times more contagious than the BA.1, although the Ministry of Health Olivier Véran considers “that there is no risk of an epidemic rebound from BA.2”.
The incidence rate is 538.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants according to the latest official figures recorded in the last 24 hours on covid-tracker, and there are still 2,079 intensive care patients in hospitals. Originally, the executive was only in favor of lifting the vaccine pass if the “threshold of 1,500 patients in intensive care” was not exceeded and the incidence rate was “between 300/500 case at the strongest” for 100,000 inhabitants… If the executive will not reconsider its decision to abolish the vaccine pass on March 14, any strong epidemic rebound could lead to a return of the device, because it must not be forgotten that the term employed by Prime Minister Jean Castex on the TF1 newscast is “suspension” and not “end”. The health system is governed by a law which officially ends it on July 31, 2022.
On this same date of March 14, the mask will no longer be compulsory inside establishments receiving the public. But there are exceptions. We take stock below by answering all your questions:
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 vaccine pass will have finally lasted less than two months, since it came into force on January 24, 2022.
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 contact cases at risk, 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 adults will be from the vaccination pass, from March 14, 2022.