{"id":47153,"date":"2021-12-17T20:28:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T20:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/?p=47153"},"modified":"2021-12-17T20:29:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T20:29:16","slug":"anti-vaxx-protesters-take-to-the-streets-of-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/anti-vaxx-protesters-take-to-the-streets-of-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-vaxx protesters take to the streets of London."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Protesters had swarmed the busy roads of Baker Street, London, yesterday afternoon in the wake of Boris Johnson&#8217;s announcement of the third covid booster last Sunday. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These anti-vaxx protests have been going on for a while ever since the covid vaccine had become accessible earlier this year. With the current climate, we&#8217;re in where the omicron variant has now caused panic amongst the nation, the urgency to ensure that everyone is jabbed and protected at an all-time high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interviewing protester Collin, he delved into the purpose of the anti-vaxx protest and why they are campaigning against the covid vaccine and booster jabs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/XjU0uLmb49k\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Interviewing protester Collin, he delved into the purpose of the anti-vaxx protest and why they are campaigning against the covid vaccine and booster jabs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" 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class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/IMG-9098-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47159\" width=\"575\" height=\"767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/IMG-9098-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/IMG-9098-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/IMG-9098-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/IMG-9098-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/IMG-9098-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Anti-vaccine leaflets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/IMG-9096-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47160\" width=\"580\" height=\"773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/IMG-9096-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/IMG-9096-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/IMG-9096-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/IMG-9096-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/IMG-9096-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" 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