Anti-Covid vaccination protesters rally against ‘medical apartheid’
Australia is now “a police state” where “brain washing and thuggery is the order of the day”, a rally in Hobart has been told. SEE THE VIDEO >>
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IT would be “medical apartheid” for doctors not to treat patients who were not fully vaccinated, a GP told a “freedom” rally in Hobart attended by about 500 people.
Steve Hindley said he had been a GP for 34 years but was removed from the medical registry for speaking out against Covid vaccinations.
“This is medical apartheid not to see patients who are not vaccinated,” he said.
“I don’t know how these doctors sleep at night.”
Dr Hindley said he attended Saturday’s rally to support people who were pro-choice, believing everyone should have the freedom to decide whether to be vaccinated.
“It’s becoming increasingly apparent that the vaccine is not effective, it’s not necessary and it’s apparent now it is not safe.”
Rally organiser and naturopath Iris Richter, of Tasmanians for Truth, said she was sick of worrying about not being able to move freely in society.
“We are not going to budge and what are they going to do to exclude 35,000 Tasmanians from society?” she said.
“They can’t force us (to get vaccinated), it’s not our problem.
“They can’t lock us out of hospitals.”
The crowd listened to several musicians between an array of speakers and joined in singing We Are Australian.
Historian Reg Watson said Australia was now “a police state”.
“People are fed up and angry and it may affect how we vote,” he said.
“Brain washing and thuggery is the order of the day.”
A section of the crowd began shouting abuse at an ABC cameraman who was filming the rally.
He crossed the road to film to avoid any physical confrontation.
A health worker asked those gathered on Parliament Lawns to contact MPs to argue for the right to choose whether to be vaccinated.
She also passed around a bucket for donations to help fund a Tasmanian legal challenge against making the vaccine mandatory for health workers.
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