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According to local media, the incident happened on Tuesday, and involved around 50 members of a healthcare workers' union. Gaby Clavier, general secretary of the trade union section, said they had gathered outside the University Hospital of Guadeloupe to "get their money back." Earlier, medical staff who had failed to comply with the mandate were subjected to pay deductions. Unvaccinated healthcare professionals were also set to be suspended after the December 31 deadline set by authorities.
The hospital issued a statement saying the protesters had blocked the entrance, trapping the medical facility's director and several other personnel inside for a few hours. When they attempted to leave the building with a police escort, protesters reportedly "kicked the director in the ribs," and then delivered a powerful headbutt that "nearly knocked him out." One of his deputies had his clothes torn off.
Demonstrators were also said to have "seriously damaged" a vehicle belonging to a hospital official.
The statement concluded by condemning "violence and intimidation" against hospital staff, and pointing out that 95% of workers at the facility have received the Covid vaccine.
The attack coincided with a press conference that was being held by groups opposing vaccine mandates and the so-called health pass.
Guadeloupe, which is a French overseas region in the southeastern part of the Caribbean Sea, has been gripped by protests against Covid vaccine mandates since November last year. Demonstrations have frequently descended into rioting. France even had to send police reinforcements to the territory.
However, the protests show no sign of abating, with anti-mandate activists storming the local legislature in late December. What started off as demonstrations against vaccine mandates and other Covid measures has since ballooned into a movement with a broader spectrum of demands, including access to clean drinking water, better infrastructure, more employment, and wage increases.
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There are those on planet Earth that are up to the back teeth of this shite and nonsense, their persona's are now tangible.
All over 50s will be forced to get vaccinated "for the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection". The provision "applies to Italian citizens and citizens of other EU member states residing in the territory of the State, as well as to foreign citizens". However, the obligation will be timed. For now, it is valid until June 15, 2022,
as if immunity had an expiration date: then what do you do, can you "vaccinate"?
Therefore, all those who turn 50 or have reached the age of 50 by June 15, 2022 will have to get vaccinated.
Exemptions from the obligation
Exceptions will be possible, as envisaged today for the categories of workers in which compulsory vaccination is already in place (law enforcement, doctors, nurses ...).
"The obligation - reads the decree - does not exist in the event of an ascertained danger to health, in relation to specific clinical conditions documented, certified by the general practitioner or by the vaccinator, in compliance with the circulars of the Ministry of Health on the matter exemption from SARS-CoV-2 vaccination; in such cases the vaccination can be omitted or deferred ”. Another important point concerns healing. In case a person has been infected and has survived the disease unscathed, he will not be forced to immunize. Or at least not immediately. "Immunization following a natural disease - it reads - proven by the notification made by the attending physician, determines the postponement of vaccination".
The rules for no vax workers.
Public and private workers over 50 must have the super green pass in order to access the workplace starting from February 15th. What if a no vax decides to not care? "After the fifth day of unjustified absence" the employer "can suspend the worker for the duration corresponding to that of the employment contract stipulated for the replacement, in any case for a period not exceeding ten working days", renewable until 31 March . All this will not produce disciplinary consequences and the unvaccinated will still keep the place. "For the days of unjustified absence - it says - no salary or other compensation or emolument, however denominated, is due." Furthermore, in the event of violations, the no vax without super green pass pinched at work will have to pay an administrative penalty "established in the payment of a sum from 600 to 1,500 euros".
In addition, the CDM has also decided to introduce compulsory vaccination for university staff, now equated to school staff. The tax applies to everyone, without age limits.
R.C.
RC (Accept no imitations!) .*
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Yeah, I heard about that. It was interesting. It's all just in our faces is what it is. They've certainly separated the alpha sheepproles, i.e. us - from the rest.
Hey check this out RC;
Would you look at that!? Covid is just one BIG ASS dark comedy now.