Mobilized against the immunization obligation, the two men of 48 years and 61 years would have been contaminated at a working meeting with the prefecture, like other participants including the prefect of Martinique.
Le Monde with AFP
Two union representatives mobilized against the immunization obligation in Martinique died on the consequences of COVID-19, learned, Tuesday, December 21, the France-Press agency (AFP), with hospital services.
The President of the Federation of Independent Taxis of Martinique, Alain Decaille, died, Monday, at the age of 61. Since September, he had organized several snail operations on the island, to denounce the immunization obligation imposed on its corporation. After taking the COVID-19, he was hospitalized three weeks and neat in resuscitation, according to the CHU of Martinique.
The President of the Defense of Artists Martiniquais, Aimé Agat, also died on Monday, at the age of 48, after being hospitalized in resuscitation, according to hospital services.
” Taken the maximum precautions “
According to trade union sources, they would have been contaminated at a working meeting with the prefecture. The two trade unionists had engaged in the intersyndical who had called for a general strike on November 22, 2021, to mark his opposition to the immunization obligation and the sanitary pass.
Dams had been erected on the island for a dozen days, before a method agreement was signed with the state authorities, setting up workshops on seven different themes. It is after one of these working meetings that several people had been declared positive, including members of the Intersyndical and the Prefect, Stanislas Cazelles.
“I am an example among others who unfortunately, vaccinated, still had the Covid. But it illustrates the protection of the vaccine, that is to say that I had any small symptoms For two days, and after nothing, “said the prefect after ten days of isolation, on the occasion of his first exit on an ephemeral vaccination center.
“Indeed, several members of the intersyngeal have had it. I had it,” confirmed, at AFP, Olivier Labastide, the President of the Federation of Taxis of Martinique, while several Other union representatives confirmed, under cover of anonymity, also contracted the virus, without specifying their vaccinal status.
“Was there any imprudences? I do not think. The maximum precautions were taken, the barrier measures were respected, the distances were respected, the prefect himself had it then ‘It pays attention to the barriers “, continued Olivier Labastide.