by Kelly McLaughlin
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that COVID-19 vaccine passports would soon be required for people to visit nonessential places like restaurants and tourist attractions.
Macron said the new policy would start in August, Agence France-Presse reported, citing Macron’s televised address.
The country will be using a “health passport” program in which people can share a QR code or certificate with establishments to show they are vaccinated against COVID-19, recently recovered from the virus, or have had a recent negative COVID-19 test.