Truckers block roads in Washington protesting all pandemic-related restrictions

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  • Title: Truckers block roads in Washington protesting all pandemic-related restrictions
  • Date: 16th March 2022
  • Summary: Truckers block roads in Washington protesting all pandemic-related restrictions SHOTLIST: 1. VARIOUS OF VEHICLES MOVING SLOWLY IN TRAFFIC DUE TO TRUCKERS' PROTEST AGAINST COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS AND VACCINATION IN WASHINGTON (AUDIO OF TRUCKS HONKING) 2. LONG LINES OF TRUCKS ON ROAD WASHINGTON, US (MARCH 16, 2022) (AAVN - ACCESS ALL) SCRIPT Truckers in the US capital have blocked roads on Wednesday causing traffic jam on highways as they protested the country's COVID-19 restrictions and mandatory vaccination. Hundreds of trucks from across the country came together in Washington and urged for lifting all the pandemic-related restrictions. The protest was inspired by those in Canada, which began on Jan. 29 when hundreds of transport trucks from across Canada surged into downtown Ottawa, Canada's federal capital, to protest vaccine mandates for truckers. At one point there were at least 500 big transport trucks and an estimated 10,000 protesters gathered in the city core. The demonstration soon mushroomed into a protest against all COVID-19 health regulations.
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