THOUSANDS of demonstrators marched from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial in a rally opposing Covid-19 vaccine mandates on Sunday.
The organizers of the “Defeat the Mandates” campaign said they aren’t against vaccines, however. They are just opposed to people being forced to get them.
Protestors and speakers called for an end to mandates worldwide after major US cities such as DC, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis and Boston have implemented citywide rules requiring proof of vaccination.
This proof is needed to enter certain establishments such as restaurants, bars and gyms.
Around 30,000 to 35,000 people attended the protest, calling for an end to mandates, passports and instead for debate and education around informed consent.
“You’re going to hear a lot of people talk about on the left say this is a big, anti-vax rally—it’s people coming in to deny science,” said march organizer and political commentator for PragerU, Will Witt to Fox News.
“But this march is about the mandate, and this march is about the Draconian measures we’re seeing all across this country right now.”
The event was sponsored by several groups including the Front Line Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance, World Council for Health and Vaccine Safety Research Foundation.
The Children’s Health Defense, headed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also sponsored the event. Kennedy also spoke at the event.
Other speakers included the inventor of mRNA technology used in Covid vaccines Dr. Robert Stone, Dr. Peter McCullough, Dr. Christina Parks and Dr. Paul Alexander.
Washington DC began requiring proof of vaccination to visit establishments on January 15.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser was asked back in December if she was concerned about “Big Brother” when she first announced the vaccine mandate.
“I don’t make any of these decisions lightly, because I don’t want Big Brother intruding on my life,” Bowser said.
“I like to make my own decisions. But I also recognize that when you’re responding to a global pandemic, that is the exact time when the government needs to make some decisions for the whole society.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] maintain that “Covid-19 vaccines are highly effective at preventing severe illness, hospitalizations, and death.”
A list of common myths about the vaccine is available on the CDC website.
