Crowds of people took to the street in Wagga on Saturday to protest against the COVID-19 vaccination for children.
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Around 200 people marched down Baylis Street on Saturday carrying an assortment of signs and posters as part of a nationwide anti-vaccination protest by group 'Reclaim the Line'.
Starting at Victory Memorial Gardens, people marched down Baylis Street before returning to the park to hear from guest speakers, including former police officer Roland Chrystal.
According to flyers, the rally was held in response to the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines to children aged five to 11 year's old.
The national rollout began on January 10 after a clinical trial showed the Pfizer vaccine is effective in preventing COVID in children in this age bracket, and that children who had two doses were roughly 91 per cent less likely to get sick from the virus.
There is currently no mandate for children to get the COVID vaccine in order to attend school.
"If a vaccination program is implemented for students in NSW public schools, informed consent will be sought from the child's parents or carers before any vaccine is administered," according to the state government.
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Anjali Wiese attended the rally in Wagga on Saturday and said everything went "really great", the only disappointment being there were less people in attendance compared to a similar rally in Wagga last month.
A spokesperson for NSW Police said there were no incidents to report from Saturday's event, with all attendants complying with COVID-safety measures and conducting the rally in a peaceful manner.
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