A student behind Saturday\u0027s protest against Western University\u0027s COVID\u002D19 vaccine mandate says the demonstration is \u0022only the beginning.\u0022
Hundreds of people gathered on campus to hear speakers denounce the London, Ont., university’s decision to mandate at least three vaccine doses for staff, students and some visitors.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
Speakers included a former professor at Western-affiliated Huron University College, who says she refused to comply with the school’s previous vaccine mandate, as well as the Haldimand-Norfolk health unit’s acting chief medical officer of health who has been an outspoken critic of COVID-19 mandates.tap here to see other videos from our teamStudents carrying a banner reading “Enough is Enough” led a march around the university grounds as campus security looked on.
Just as the march neared its end, some demonstrators split from the organizers and briefly took over one lane of traffic for a block along Western Road before dispersing.
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