Health & Fitness
Protestors Told Kids COVID-19 Vaccine Could Kill Them: Report
At a Gardner kids' vaccine clinic, a protestor reportedly told a student, "Your mom is making you take a vaccine that could make you die."
GARDNER, MA — Police were called twice to a Gardner COVID-19 vaccine clinic for children Tuesday night after protestors reportedly told young kids that the vaccine could kill them, Boston.com reported.
Gardner Superintendent Mark Pellegrino told the news outlet that a parent said a protester pushed a flyer into her child's face and claimed that the vaccine could kill them.
"Your mom is making you take a vaccine that could make you die," the protester reportedly said. "Your heart could grow big and explode."
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Gardner asked the five protestors to stay on the edge of the property and to not interfere with families, he told Boston.com, but called the police when he found out they were reportedly stopping cars.
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