Anti-vaxxers invade TV station

AFP -Several dozen anti-vaccine protesters on Monday, August 23, forcibly entered a building that houses several British news channels in the city of London.

Hundreds of demonstrators had marched through the British capital when some of them broke the security headquarters of ITN, where news channels ITV, Channel 4 and Chanel 5 are produced

The police limited themselves to affirming that the protesters later left the building, which on Monday afternoon was under strong police protection, according to an AFP photographer.

“The attack on journalists for their information on the coronavirus is a worrying development that ITN is closely monitoring,” said a company spokesman.” This action has resulted in preventing journalists from continuing their reporting activities, which ITN strongly condemns,” he added.

In early August, a few dozen people turned out to demonstrate outside the former BBC premises in West London, now occupied by other media outlets. They were dispersed by the police.

Vaccination against Covid-19 is not mandatory in the UK, where the ‘antivaxx’ movement is very limited: around 90% of adults have received at least one dose.

The government has not yet introduced health passes but has warned that it could do so to access discos or stadiums in September.