LOS ANGELES (AP) – One of the country’s largest vaccination sites closed temporarily on Saturday because dozens of protesters blocked the entrance, paralyzing hundreds of drivers who waited in line for hours, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The Los Angeles Fire Department closed the entrance to the Dodger Stadium vaccination center at around 2 pm as a precaution, officials told the newspaper.
The protesters had members of anti-vaccine and far-right groups, the Times reported. Some of them carried signs condemning the COVID-19 vaccine and shouting at people not to get the vaccines.
There were no incidents of violence, the Times said.
“This is completely wrong,” said German Jaquez, who drove from his home in La Verne and had been waiting an hour for vaccinations when the stadium gates were closed. He said some of the protesters were telling people in the queue that the coronavirus is not real and that vaccination is dangerous.
The vaccination site reopened shortly before 3 pm, the Times reported. The place usually works from 8 am to 8 pm
Drivers with a vaccination appointment enter a COVID-19 mega vaccination station set up in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, January 30, 2021. One of the country’s largest vaccination stations was temporarily closed on Saturday because of dozens of protesters blocked the entrance, paralyzing hundreds of drivers who waited in line for hours, the Los Angeles Times reported. The Los Angeles Fire Department closed the entrance to the Dodger Stadium vaccination center at around 2 pm as a precaution, officials told the newspaper. The protesters had members of anti-vaccine and far-right groups, the Times reported. Some of them carried signs condemning the COVID-19 vaccine and shouting at people not to get the vaccines. (AP Photo / Damian Dovarganes)
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After the reopening, Governor Gavin Newsom tweeted, “We will not be deterred or threatened. Dodger Stadium is back up and running.”
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A post on social media described the demonstration as “PROTEST SCAMDEMIC / MARCH.” He advised participants to “avoid wearing Trump / MAGA suits, as we want our statement to resonate with the sheeple. No flags, just informational signs.
“This is a protest to share information and march against everything COVID, Vaccine, PCR Tests, Lockdowns, Masks, Fauci, Gates, Newsom, China, digital tracking, etc.”