Dozens protest outside Northrop Grumman in St. Augustine over vaccine mandate

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Protesters extracurricular Northrop Grumman successful St. Augustine.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – A protestation successful St. Augustine against vaccine mandates.

Some of those extracurricular the Northrop Grumman gathering Thursday were employees, others were conscionable against requiring the COVID-19 vaccine.

The protestation was held connected the aforesaid time Gov. Ron DeSantis strengthed his stance against national vaccine mandates.

Flying the American flag, workers with Northrop Grumman successful St. Augustine protested vaccine mandates for employees on U.S. 1.

“We’re not present against the vaccine, we’re not present against our jobs, we emotion our jobs, we’re conscionable present strictly for freedom. The authorities is crossing the line,” 1 demonstrator said.

“A batch of america are work members and we’re just, ya know, keeping up with what we fought for portion we were successful the subject and that’s our state to choose, our state to speak, our state to peacefully assemble,” said Jeremy Irizarry, Northrop Grumman craft mechanic.

Irizarry isn’t vaccinated and says it’s his choice, not the government.

“And I judge this microorganism has been highly politicized and I judge it’s nary longer astir nationalist health,” helium added.

Earlier successful the day, determination was applause successful Clearwater arsenic DeSantis told a assemblage helium wants a authorities instrumentality blocking the national authorities from implementing President Joe Biden’s mandate requiring companies with much than 100 workers to marque its employees get vaccinated oregon tested regularly.

DeSantis called for a peculiar league of the Florida legislature to code the issue.

“We wanna marque it clear, that successful Florida, your close to gain a surviving is not contingent upon immoderate choices you’re making successful presumption of these injections. And I deliberation that’s going to spell a agelong mode successful letting radical cognize that we’ve got your back,” DeSantis said.

No connection yet connected a day for the peculiar league of the legislature.

News4Jax asked the Northrop Grumman institution if employees indispensable beryllium afloat vaccinated by Dec. 8.

A spokesperson would lone archer america this:

“The vaccine mandate is simply a request from the national government, and arsenic a national contractor, Northrop Grumman is required to comply. We stay committed to continuous operations to present for our customers.”