Compulsory vaccination of the population is no longer “a taboo subject” in New Caledonia. This was declared by Louis Mapou (independence activist), president of the Caledonian government, who is “seriously” studying this possibility for one of the rare territories free from Covid-19, but given the risks of the Delta variant. .
While only 28.65% of the population is fully vaccinated, Louis Mapou felt that it was “too little” and deplored this lack of “concern” in the face of an increasingly close threat.
In French Polynesia, a “disastrous” situation
He notably mentioned the “disastrous” situation in French Polynesia. “Our Polynesian brothers tell us that they are choosing the sick. We don’t want to go through this, so everyone has to get started, ”he urged.
The center-right Caledonia party together, for its part, announced the tabling of an amendment in Congress, to make vaccination compulsory “to achieve collective immunity by the end of the year”. He also fears “the slaughter that the Polynesians are going through”.
On Monday, the Caledonian executive had already announced that only vaccinated travelers would be allowed to come to the archipelago. The draft deliberation was adopted Wednesday morning by members of the collegiate government and must be sent next week to Congress (deliberative assembly).