'They ambushed me in a dark parking garage when they suspected I would be alone.' Anti-vaccination activists have become more intimidating and physical during the pandemic, columnist hiltzikm writes.
condemned the stalking of LawsonThe reason for the intensifying strategy of physical confrontation and intimidation isn’t hard to determine. Anti-vaccine activists and opponents of social distancing can’t point to scientific support for their positions, because their claims are fictional.
Florida’s new surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, has questioned the safety of COVID vaccines, despite overwhelming evidence that they are safe and effective. In September, a House subcommittee heard disturbing testimony about attacks on public health officials. “I found, particularly during our recent Delta surge,” said
The attacks on public health officials seem to focus especially on women and those with ethnic backgrounds.after a series of intimidating threats related to her advocating mask rules, culminating in a protester’s reading her home address aloud at a Board of Supervisors meeting. Quick was provided with a security detail when the protester’s comments were interpreted as a death threat.
Last month, a speaker at a San Diego County Board of Supervisors meeting hurled racist comments at Dr. Wilma Wooten, the county public health director, who is Black. The supervisors were voting to maintain a vaccine mandate for county employees.
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