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Philip Dewey

Anti-vaccine protesters block major city centre road in Cardiff by sitting on tarmac

Anti-vax protestors in Cardiff have blocked a major city road after sitting on the tarmac.

Pictures on social media showed some members of the march, protesting against vaccines and vaccine passports, sitting in the middle of the road outside John Lewis at the junction of Custom House Street and Bute Street.

They were carrying a large placard protesting against giving vaccines to teenagers aged 12-15. An image of the sit down was posted on Twitter at around 5pm on Saturday.

The demonstrators began their march outside Cardiff Castle before marching down St Mary Street. They also plastered stickers on the BBC Wales building and heckled using a megaphone.

Placards were held bearing messages contradicting the truth about vaccines, including one saying "End the vaccine experiment now" with blood dripping from the word "vaccine".

There is overwhelming evidence that widespread vaccination is responsible for dramatically reducing the amount of people dying from coronavirus.

The vaccines being used in the UK have undergone extensive testing and research to check that they are safe with the vast majority of people experiencing minor side effects or none at all.

Last week a similar crowd formed on Newport Road in the city and stood there for several hours.

They could be seen holding placards that read "honk if you're concerned" and chanting phrases including "freedom" and “don’t vax the children”.

This latest protest comes after First Minister Mark Drakeford rejected calls for vaccine passports and instead opted for Covid passes which allow people to attend venues with just a negative lateral flow test.

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