Anti-vaccine protesters temporarily closed COVID-19 vaccination site

LOS ANGELES (AP) – One of the nation’s largest vaccination sites temporarily closed on Saturday because dozens of protesters blocked the entrance, blocking hundreds of motorists who had been queuing for hours, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Los Angeles firefighters closed the entrance to the Dodger Stadium vaccination center around 2 p.m. 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 decrying the COVID-19 vaccine and shouting for people not to get the vaccine.

There have been no incidents of violence, according to the Times.

“This is completely false,” said German Jaquez, who had left his home in La Verne and had been waiting an hour for his vaccination when the stadium gates were closed. He said some of the protesters were telling people online that the coronavirus is not real and that the vaccination is dangerous.

The vaccination site reopened shortly before 3 p.m., the Times reported. The site is generally open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Drivers with an appointment for a vaccine enter a COVID-19 mega vaccination site set up in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, January 30, 2021. One of the largest vaccination sites in the country has been temporarily closed on Saturday as dozens of protesters blocked the entrance, blocking hundreds of motorists who had lined up for hours, the Los Angeles Times reported. Los Angeles firefighters closed the entrance to the Dodger Stadium vaccination center around 2 p.m. 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 decrying the COVID-19 vaccine and shouting for people not to get the vaccine. (AP Photo / Damian Dovarganes)
((AP Photo / Damian Dovarganes))

After it reopened, Gov. Gavin Newsom tweeted: “We will not be deterred or threatened. Dodger Stadium is operational again.”

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A social media post described the protest as the “SCAMDEMIC / WALK PROTEST”. He advised attendees to “Please don’t wear the Trump / MAGA outfit as we want our statement to resonate with the sheep. No flags but only information boards.

“This is an information-sharing demonstration and a march against any COVID, vaccine, PCR tests, lockdown, masks, Fauci, Gates, Newsom, China, digital tracking, etc.”