Vaccine-sceptic French lawmaker dies after contracting Covid-19

French lawmaker Jose Evrard, whose vaccine-sceptic far-right social gathering had opposed authorities measures to regulate the unfold of Covid-19, has died after contracting the coronavirus, the president of the parliament mentioned on Friday.It was unclear whether or not Evrard, who was 76, had refused to be vaccinated himself.
He had expressed help on social media for protesters towards Covid-19 curbs and well being measures. “To his wife, his children, his relatives, as well as hiscolleagues and collaborators, I send my heartfelt thoughts,” President of the National Assembly Richard Ferrand mentioned on Twitter.
Representing the Pas-de-Calais area in Northern France, Evrard was one among three lawmakers affiliated to far-right splinter social gathering “Debout la France” (Stand up, France).
Its founder Nicolas Dupont-Aignan is one among France’s most outstanding anti-vaccination activists.
In October, Evrard co-signed a parliamentary movement demanding {that a} committee of inquiry be set as much as look into potential negative effects of Covid-19 vaccines.