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Are we guinea pigs? - France s seniors wary of Covid vaccine | World

Tuesday, 15 Dec 2020 10:47 PM MYT Marie-Paule and Marie-Josephe interact with their mother Colette, 97 years old, behind a removable plastic sheet inside a bubble structure which allows families to give hugs without risk of contamination or transmission of Covid-19 at Jeumont Hospital, as Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. SARTROUVILLE, Dec 15 French nursing home boss Yann Reboulleau was trying to persuade 92-year-old resident Madeleine Bonnet of the merits of taking the Covid-19 vaccine, and he was having a tough time. “Are we guinea pigs?” asked Bonnet, who used to work as a pharmacist, as she sat across from Reboulleau in the television room of the “Mon Repos” home while cooks prepared a lunch of bulgur wheat and chicken.

Police brutality, racism put spotlight on French commitment to ideals

France has a historical legacy of promoting and protecting human rights, and has numerous mechanisms in place to that effect. But that legacy has come under increased scrutiny in recent weeks. In late November, citizens captured video of Paris police violently removing homeless migrants from the central République square. Days later, police officers were caught on security cameras beating up a music producer for supposedly not wearing a face mask. Why We Wrote This France has a history of human rights that stretches back centuries. But recent accusations of systemic racism and police brutality suggest that there’s a disconnect between the country’s stated value and its reality.

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