Anti-science and freedom messaging shifts from masks to COVID-19 vaccines
by Mark McAllister
Last Updated Dec 15, 2020 at 11:49 am EDT
Summary
Rallies put together by those considered to be anti-maskers are also featuring speakers who have fought against vaccines
Those opposed to vaccines often campaign on the false notion that they can cause autism
Medical experts say there s no convincing those who are opposed to masks or vaccines at this point
Groups fighting government regulations and mask policies during the COVID-19 pandemic are now also emphasizing anti-vaccine messages, as the first doses become available in Canada.
Rallies put together by those considered to be anti-maskers, are also featuring speakers who have long fought against the use of vaccines. The group Hugs Over Masks are being supported by Vaccine Choice Canada, an organization downplaying the need for a vaccine to help fight COVID-19.
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There are more indications that those who oppose wearing masks are prepared to go further than just holding protests in front of public buildings.
In fact, there may be plans afoot to even interfere with efforts to get vaccines to people whose lives will be at risk if they contract COVID-19.
Kevin Annett, a former United Church minister, calls himself a special adviser in common law to the Republic of Kanata.
People who support this so-called sovereign nation believe that it has broken free from the British monarchy and its system of Crown law.
Morden mayor pens stern open letter to pandemic-denying reeve Posted: Save to Read Later
A southern Manitoba mayor who battled COVID-19 has written an open letter to a fellow politician who claims the pandemic is a myth and was a central figure in an anti-mask rally last month.
A southern Manitoba mayor who battled COVID-19 has written an open letter to a fellow politician who claims the pandemic is a myth and was a central figure in an anti-mask rally last month.
In a letter dated Dec. 10, Morden Mayor Brandon Burley says he decided to write to Lewis Weiss because of his continued misrepresentation of the COVID-19 pandemic and opposition to best practices designed to contain the virus.
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Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister took a swipe at a reeve who has doubled down on his claim the pandemic is a hoax.
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister took a swipe at a reeve who has doubled down on his claim the pandemic is a hoax.
At the end of a news conference Wednesday to discuss the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, the premier said he had a message for the reeve of La Broquerie.
La Broquerie Reeve Lewis Weiss denies there is a COVID-19 pandemic.
Pallister admonished Lewis Weiss for comments he made earlier in the day in which he denied the existence of the COVID-19 pandemic, confused the novel coronavirus with influenza, and cast doubt on the efficacy of vaccines.