Protesters blocked one of the largest vaccination centers in the US with conspiratorial slogans

One of the largest coronavirus vaccination centers in the country temporarily closed Saturday after that dozens of protesters blocked access, leaving hundreds of drivers in line for hours.

As a precaution, the Los Angeles fire department closed the entrance to the vaccination center at Dodger Stadium around 2 p.m., officials told the newspaper.

Among the protesters were members of anti-vaccine groups and members of far-right movements, According to him Times. Some of them carried posters censoring the COVID-19 vaccine and calling out to people not to vaccinate. “The number of the beast” and “Turn around and save yourself” were some of the slogans displayed on the banners.

According to the newspaper, there were no incidents of violence.

“This is all wrong,” said German Jaquez, who drove from his home in La Verne and stood in line for an hour to get his vaccination by the time the stadium gates were closed. Jaquez pointed out that some protesters told those in line that the coronavirus is not real and that vaccines are dangerous.

The center reopened shortly after 3 p.m., according to the Times. The place is usually open from 8am to 8pm. “They will not stop or threaten us. Dodger Stadium is open and operational again, ”tweeted California Governor Gavin Newsom following the reopening.

A message spread across social networks described the demonstration as the “PROTEST / MARCH AGAINST TIMOPANDEMIA”. The message recommended that participants “please do not wear clothes that refer to Trump and Make America Great Again, because we want our position to resonate with sheep.

“This is a protest to share information and a march against all things COVID, vaccines, PCR tests, incarceration, use of masks, Fauci, Gates, Newsom, China, digital tracking, and so on, ”the proclamation continued, plagued by several conspiracy theories.

According to a Johns Hopkins University census, more than 26 million people have been infected and 439,000 have died in the country since the start of the pandemic. Meanwhile, the US government reported on Saturday that it is about to distribute 50 million doses and apply 30 million doses in the vaccination campaign.

(With AP information)

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