Locals in California City Protest State Vaccine Mandates

Locals in California City Protest State Vaccine Mandates
Protesters with flags, banners, and signs stand along the sidewalk on Eureka Road in Roseville, Calif., on Aug. 9, 2021. Courtesy of Rui Ren
Cynthia Cai
Cynthia Cai
Reporter
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Over 1,000 people gathered outside Kaiser Permanente in Roseville, California, to protest the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates and to call for “freedom, not force.”

Organizers said the protest had an unprecedented turnout, with healthcare workers, law enforcement officials, and families standing all along Rocky Ridge Drive and Douglas Boulevard. Attendees could be seen holding American flags as well as banners and signs calling for freedom of choice regarding vaccines.