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A man who calls himself the “vaccine police” stormed into a Missouri Walmart on Monday to place workers on discover,” the Springfield News-Leader first reported.
Christopher Key told pharmacists in the store that they would be “executed” if they keep giving COVID vaccine shots.
Key is reportedly an anti-vaxxer from Alabama.
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A man, who calls himself the “vaccine police,” entered a Walmart in Springfield, Missouri to put staff “on public discover,” telling pharmacists they could be “executed” if they carry out COVID-19 vaccine shots, according to reports.
The man identified as Christopher Key, an anti-vaxxer from Alabama, live-streamed the confrontation on Facebook last week, on August 16, according to the Springfield News-Leader.
The video shows Key and a handful of supporters praying in the parking lot of the supercenter before entering. During the prayer, a person could be heard saying: “Thank you, Lord Jesus, for waking up Springfield” and “assist us put the worry of God in these pharmacists.”
“Okay, guys, that is the vaccine police. We’re exterior of Walmart about to go in. We’re going to place Walmart and the pharmacists on discover to allow them to know that there in violation of the Nuremberg Code,” Key said in the 30-minute live stream.
He continued: “We’re going to allow them to know that 45,000 folks inside three days of receiving the vaccine dropped lifeless. And if they give yet another vaccine after right now, after being placed on discover, then they can be hung up, and they can be executed.”
In the video, as the group walks towards the pharmacy, staff members are seen locking up and placing a “No Pharmacist on Duty” sign on the door. A local resident told the News-Leader that they had warned the staff ahead of Key’s arrival after seeing his plan online to show up.
“I’m not making an attempt to provide you any worry and intimidation,” Key told a staff member in the video. “I’m simply letting you guys know that if you proceed to do that, that you guys will be held accountable.”
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Key spewed multiple baseless claims in the video, stating that more than 40,000 people died in three days after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Towards the end of the video, the group walks out of the store, and Key told a police officer outside that the pharmacists shut the door “when all I needed to do was get the vaccine,” ranting that it’s “discrimination.”
The Washington Post reported that Key also went to a CVS and Walgreens that same day. According to the Post, he has made false medical claims in the past.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the vaccine is an effective tool to help combat COVID-19. The CDC said those who are fully vaccinated may experience a “breakthrough case.” Still, a small proportion will be hospitalized, die, or endure sickness attributable to the virus.
Missouri has skilled a heavy surge of COVID-19 all through the summer season as the Delta variant unfold all through the nation. Local information reported that hospitals in the state have seen over 600 sufferers in ICUs since July 30. Data exhibits that solely 43% of the inhabitants in Missouri are totally vaccinated as of Friday.
As the Washington Post reported final month, the metropolis of Springfield has been battling with COVID-19 amid low vaccination charges and vaccine misinformation.
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