France's parliament has approved President Emmanuel Macron's plans for a vaccine pass to help curb the spread of the Omicron variant after a tumultuous debate whipped up by his comments that he wanted to "piss off" the unvaccinated, Reuters reports.

Lawmakers in the lower house passed draft legislation including the vaccine pass shortly after 5 a.m. after an all-night session by a margin of 214 to 93. Many of those who voted against the bill were from the far-right or left-wingers.

The legislation will go to the Senate before a final vote in the National Assembly.

People wearing protective face masks walk in the Tuileries Gardens in Paris amid the coronavirus outbreak in France, January 5. — Reuters
People wearing protective face masks walk in the Tuileries Gardens in Paris amid the coronavirus outbreak in France, January 5. — Reuters

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