Brooklyn Bridge, Barclays Center protests show anti-vaxxers won’t back down.
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As the deadline for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s vaccination mandate loomed, city workers opposed to compulsory COVID vaccination shut down the Brooklyn Bridge Monday, chanting “My Body, My Choice” and other slogans.
On Sunday, more anti-vax protesters demonstrated in front of Barclays Center prior to the Nets’ home opener, shouting “Let Kyrie Play!” Kyrie Irving, one of the Nets’ biggest stars, has refused to get vaccinated, and in response, the Nets management has refused to allow him to play so far this season.
It was unclear whether the two protests were related, or related to a similar anti-vaccination protest by a group of teachers and school staffers earlier this month.