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Kennedy rally against vaccine mandates transcends red-blue divide

Matthew Cranston
Matthew CranstonUnited States correspondent

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Washington| Democrat scion Robert Kennedy jnr stirred a 7000-strong crowd of protesters against vaccine mandates outside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Sunday (AEDT Monday), including many former Democratic Party voters who think the forced vaccinations are taking away people’s freedom and jobs.

Sunday’s rally followed a ruling by the Supreme Court last week that scuttled the Biden administration’s controversial vaccine mandate for private companies, but upheld the requirement for healthcare workers funded by Medicare to get the jab.

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Matthew Cranston is the United States correspondent, based in Washington. He was previously the Economics correspondent and Property editor. Connect with Matthew on Twitter. Email Matthew at mcranston@afr.com

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