SARTROUVILLE, France — French nursing home boss Yann Reboulleau was trying to persuade 92-year-old resident Madeleine Bonnet of the merits of taking the COVID-19 vaccine, and he was having a tough time.
“Are we guinea pigs?” asked Bonnet, who used to work as a pharmacist, as she sat across from Reboulleau in the television room of the “Mon Repos” home while cooks prepared a lunch of bulgur wheat and chicken.
Reboulleau pointed out that vaccines undergo extensive testing to ensure they are safe. Bonnet fired back: “But with how much certainty?”
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