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Sacre Bleu! Emmanuel Macron’s Personal Vaccine Passport QR Code Leaked Online

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The personal vaccine passport QR code of French President Emmanuel Macron has been leaked on social media, raising questions over the system’s ability to protect the health privacy of citizens.

On Tuesday, the QR code linked to the ‘pass sanitaire’ of Mr Macron was leaked on social media networks, including Snapchat and Twitter.

The government at the Élysée confirmed to BMF TV that the pass, which correctly displayed his name and date of birth, was indeed the personal QR code for the French leader. Prior to it being disabled, the QR code also contained information on when Macron was vaccinated and with which brand of vaccine.

“This system works, but there has been an ethical flaw on the part of one or more health professionals. Someone made an impression of the QR code and circulated it voluntarily or by negligence,” the government said.

The privacy breach comes just days after French Prime Minister Jean Castex also had his vaccine passport leaked online after a press photographer snapped a picture of Castex with the code visible on his smartphone. Using the picture, several people were able to insert the QR code into their coronavirus app in order to gain access to Castex’s profile.

A research director at the french cybersecurity firm Sogeti, Mathis Hammel posted a picture of Castex’s pass on his social media account.

“Game over, I have the Prime Minister’s vaccination QR code,” Hammel wrote, adding: “Promise I got it legally and I won’t do anything with it, call me if you want a helping hand in cybersecurity.”

The incidents have raised concern in France over the ability of the government to safeguard the private health data of its citizens when it is incapable of protecting the privacy of its top leadership.

Under the coronavirus health pass legislation, creating forged vaccine passports can result in up to three years in prison as well as a fine of 45,000 euros. Those who are found to have used someone else’s health pass also face a fine of up to 750 euros, rising up to 1,500 if a valid health pass is not secured within 15 days of the offence.

Three such violations within a month could also result in six months behind bars and a fine of 3,750 euros.

Last month it became a requirement across France to present the vaccine passport to enter into bars, cafes, and restaurants, including those with outdoor seating. The health papers are also mandated for long-distance travel including buses, trains, and aeroplanes.

The pass sanitaire, as it is known in France, logs whether a citizen has either had two doses of a coronavirus vaccine, a negative coronavirus test within the past 72 hours, or proof of recovery from the Chinese virus within the past six months.

Over the past two and a half months, hundreds of thousands of protesters have demonstrated throughout France against the imposition of vaccine passports and the requirement for healthcare workers to be vaccinated in order to keep their jobs.

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Florida Surgeon General Bashes Virus Hysteria: 'Done with Fear,' Vaccines 'Treated Almost Like a Religion'

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Dr. Joseph Ladapo, the new Surgeon General and Secretary of the Department of Health for the state of Florida, denounced coronavirus hysteria on Tuesday, alleging it uses fear to rob people of their personal autonomy.

When announcing Ladopo, DeSantis hailed the new Surgeon General for his “superb intellect” and stellar background in public health.

“He comes to Florida with really a superb background, bringing superb intellect but also I think will bring great leadership,” Gov. DeSantis said.

According to CBS Miami, Ladopo will “play a key role with the state’s lead agency in battling the pandemic”:

Dr. Ladapo has already been outspoken about the nation’s response to the pandemic in multiple op-ed articles in the Wall Street Journal.

A recent one by Dr. Ladapo is titled “Vaccine Mandates can’t stop COVID’s spread.”

Dr. Lapado was recently given a professorship at the University of Florida’s College of Medicine.

Before UF, he spent time on the west coast as an Associate Professor at UCLA where he cared for folks in the hospital.

Dr. Ladapo says that the Sunshine State will completely reject fear as a way of making policies in public health.

After stepping up to the podium, Ladopo declared that the Sunshine State is “done with fear.”

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People gather outside the Capitol to protest Gov. Jay Inslee’s vaccine mandate for state workers, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021 in Olympia, WA. (Drew Perine/The News Tribune via AP)

“We’re done with fear. It’s been something that’s been, unfortunately, a centerpiece of health policy in the United States ever since the beginning of the pandemic, and it’s over here — expiration date is done,” he said.

In the same speech, Ladopo touted the importance of vaccines while acknowledging the many “good pathways” to combatting the coronavirus.

“It’s been treated almost like a religion, and that’s just senseless. There are lots of good pathways to health; vaccination is not the only one,” said Ladapo. “We support measures for good health, vaccination, losing weight, eating more fruits and vegetables.”

“We need to respect human rights,” Ladapo later asserted. “People do have autonomy over their lives. It’s not OK, it’s not virtuous, and it’s not right to just take away those rights from individuals.”

Shortly after DeSantis announced Ladopo on Tuesday, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) accused the governor of “playing games with peoples’ lives.”

“Instead of going with a trusted advocate for science, DeSantis is once again playing games with peoples’ lives by appointing someone who has trafficked anti-vaccine and anti-mask rhetoric,” DNC spokeswoman Adonna Biel said in a statement. “The American people are ready to return to normalcy and the DeSantis playbook of prolonging the pandemic is dangerous and wreaking havoc on his own state.”

In his previous op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, Ladopo argued that while the vaccines have proven effective at lowering hospitalization rates, the medical community would need more robust methods to end the pandemic, lamenting that far too few patients are aware of treatments like monoclonal antibodies.

“The reality is that a more practical approach to managing Covid requires a diverse set of strategies, including using outpatient therapies,” he wrote. “Monoclonal antibodies are still used infrequently, despite evidence showing a substantial risk reduction in hospitalization. The reasons are not well understood but many patients and physicians may be unaware they are available.”

Border Patrol Council VP: ‘We're Losing Agents' Because of Vaccine Mandates Amid Border Crisis

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Appearing Tuesday on the Fox News Channel, National Border Patrol Council Vice President Art Del Cueto said agents are quitting the agency due to the Biden administration’s coronavirus vaccine mandate.

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A transcript is as follows:

SANDRA SMITH: Can you envision a scenario where this current administration looks at what was working under the previous administration and reinstates those policies?

ART DEL CUETO: People need to put pride aside and realize what works and what doesn’t work. What was working under the last administration is something that can stop the flow now and they need to realize that. We’re losing agents, the morale is down, agents are quitting currently. They have the mandate for COVID vaccines, so a lot of the agents are choosing to leave the job. All the while we’re allow illegal individuals to enter this country that have not received any vaccines — not just the COVID, but regular vaccines that many of us receive as children — and that’s part of the problem.

Anne Hathaway, Eva Longoria Call on United Nations to End Coronavirus Pandemic: 'None of Us Are Safe Until All of Us Are Safe'

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More than 80 Hollywood celebrities including Alyssa Milano, Anne Hathaway, Eva Longoria, Sarah Silverman, and pop star Ciara are calling on the United Nations to put an end to the coronavirus pandemic, telling leaders they need to fully vaccinate 70 percent of the world’s population by next summer.

“None of us are safe until all of us are safe,” the stars said in an open letter. “We call on leaders gathering at the United Nations General Assembly Session to boldly act together to end COVID-19 everywhere.”

Among the other celebrities to sign the letter were Debra Messing, Richard Gere, Laura Linney, and Netflix’s Queer Eye star Tan France.

Jenkintown, PA – OCTOBER 16 : Award-winning actress Debra Messing pictured joining Ballots for Biden event in Montgomery County, Pa. October 16, 2020 Credit : Star Shooter/MediaPunch /IPX

Stand-up comedian and actress Sarah Silverman talks about Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at a campaign event at Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles Sunday, March 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

The letter described COVID-19 as a “manmade pandemic of apathy,” demanding world leaders commit to making 7 billion vaccine doses available before the end of 2021 and an additional 7 billion doses by mid-2022, in order to meet the 70 percent goal.

The goal is an ambitious one considering the United States is still less than 70 percent vaccinated.

The letter — which comes from the humanitarian group CARE — makes no mention of the World Heath Organization’s role in defending China at the height of the pandemic last year. As Breitbart News reported, the U.N. agency complimented China and promoted false Chinese statements about the spread of the virus while ignoring warnings from Taiwanese officials.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, leads other Chinese leaders attending the fifth plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing, China on Oct. 29, 2020. China's leaders are vowing to make their country a self-reliant "technology power" after a meeting to draft a development blueprint for the state-dominated economy over the next five years. (Wang Ye/Xinhua via AP)

(Wang Ye/Xinhua via AP)

The WHO also denounced then-President Donald Trump’s travel restrictions from China.

President Joe Biden was scheduled to address the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. Biden is expected to use his address to stress the importance of working together with China and to undo Trump’s “America First” approach to international relations.

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WATCH: Chaos Down Under as Anti-Lockdown Protesters Clash With Riot Police in Melbourne

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The streets of Melbourne were plunged into chaos once again on Tuesday as anti-lockdown protesters clashed with riot police, forcing police vehicles to retreat as they smashed windows and hurled makeshift missiles.

Thousands of people defied the government’s stay at home orders to demonstrate against the increasingly authoritarian coronavirus restrictions in the Australian state of Victoria.

In footage shared on social media, police were seen fleeing the scene as protesters dressed in construction worker garb chased them away. A line of police in riot gear was then seeing firing rubber bullets and tear gas into the crowds.

The protesters released a series of demands, including an end to lockdowns, emergency government powers, mask and vaccine mandates, and the removal of vaccine passports, the Daily Mail reported.

The group also called for the leaders of Victoria’s virus response team to resign, the prosecution of police officers who attacked “peaceful protesters”, and the reopening of construction sites.

In a statement, Victorian Police said: “As the afternoon progressed the crowd grew increasingly hostile, specialist units attended the scene and crowd control equipment was deployed.

“Specialist units have gathered evidence to identify offences and as many of those in attendance as possible. Victoria Police will not tolerate this sort of activity and all those identified will be fined for breaching the Chief Health Officer’s directions.”

Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said that the use of pepper spray and rubber bullets was justified “because we can’t allow this kind of conduct to go on.”

The commissioner said that police have made 44 arrests, however, he expected that number to grow.

A two-week shutdown of construction sites in the state was announced on Monday after members of the influential Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), targeted a local union office in Melbourne, throwing bottles and other projectiles at the building in response to vaccine mandates for construction sites.

The local government in Victoria said that it shut down the industry for two weeks as a result of outbreaks of the virus tied to the construction business, citing a failure to abide by restrictions.

“We put the industry on notice just a week ago, we have seen appalling behaviour on site and on our streets, and now we’re acting decisively and without hesitation,” Industrial Relations Minister Tim Pallas said in a statement on Monday.

After the introduction of another lockdown amid 500 cases of the Delta variant in the entire state of Victoria, which has a population of 6.7 million, lockdown posters squared off with police on Saturday. The crowds broke through the police line, leaving six officers injured.

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