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Paris: vaccines at the Tuileries festival


This Friday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., without any appointment to make, you will be able to receive a first or second dose of vaccine against Covid-19 at the Tuileries festival. The operation, tested for the first time last Thursday, is the work of… Marcel Campion. An original initiative by a man who has become very discreet on the Parisian scene since his setback in the 2020 municipal elections in the capital against Anne Hidalgo (PS).

Motivate people to get vaccinated

“Many young people go to the Tuileries and it is by talking with them that the idea germinated, few of them are vaccinated, attacks the king of the fairgrounds. By calling some doctor friends who still had unused doses and an appointment book not taken, we then decided to set up his injections to awaken and awaken spirits. “Sick himself of the Covid during -” I was shaken for two weeks “he admits lip-service – he relies on Professor Jean-Christian Farcot and Doctor Laurent Zarnitsky for this flash vaccination under a tent. “To motivate people to get vaccinated, we gave rides and parents took advantage. Everyone has to get started at all costs, ”he continues.

A necessity to get out of the Covid crisis but also so that the Tuileries festival can continue to welcome visitors all summer. Indeed, from July 21, the sanitary pass will be mandatory before being able to do an attraction, including the big wheel. “We will organize ourselves. For each ticket purchase we will ask for the pass and the QR code, continues the fairground. It will be a drag on business but at the same time we allow people to get vaccinated. This is what must be remembered. “

The Ferris wheel soon on sale

At more than 80 years old, Marcel Campion has taken a step back from the turmoil of his last months and the controversies. Moreover, he no longer directly manages his Ferris wheel at the Tuileries. “I rented it to a Belgian company which operates it. It will be put up for sale used in some time by the Dutch company that built it. I launched the example of large wheels in all the major cities of the world and today Paris no longer has them. So I set an example on vaccination, ”concludes the octogenarian in a calm voice.

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