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France Celebrates Bastille Day Amid Vaccine Push

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France is celebrating its national holiday with thousands of troops marching in a Paris parade and traditional parties taking place around the country. Last year's Bastille Day events were scaled back because of COVID-19.

Host Peter O'Dowd speaks with NPR's Eleanor Beardsley in Paris.

This segment aired on July 14, 2021.

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