'Freedom all the way?': MEN readers react to huge city centre protest against compulsory NHS staff vaccinations

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Protests against the mandatory vaccination of NHS staff received a mixed response from M.E.N. readers. Hundreds of people took to the city centre to demonstrate against the Government policy, which means thousands of workers could lose their jobs if they refuse to have a coronavirus vaccine.

Protesters holding placards, banners and flags marched from Piccadilly Gardens, down Market Street and then onto Deansgate before later storming the Arndale Centre. READ MORE:'Outrageous' flasher caught 'waving his front around' outside Piccadilly Station Some reports have suggested that the policy could be paused, over fears that up to 70,000 health service staff could be lost.

Recently Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, admitted he thought that mandatory vaccination was 'heavy handed'. Health chiefs have insisted that vaccination of health care staff is necessary to protect patients and the NHS.

Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletter You can sign up very simply by following the instructions here Some readers praised the efforts of protesters who took to the streets of Manchester today.