A toxic stew of anti-Asian racism, anti-vaccine vitriol roils Orange County
LA TimesCounty Supervisor Andrew Do during an Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting on Aug. 10. At an Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting last month, some speakers called the COVID-19 vaccine a “bioweapon.” They suggested that if they refused the shot, public officials would prohibit them from buying food and water. Leigh Dundas, of Orange County, speaks against the continued use of masks and the continuance of a local health emergency at an Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting on July 14 in Santa Ana. A woman wearing a shirt that says “Fauci is a fraud,” referring to the U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, speaks during an Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting. Public Health Officer Clayton Chau speaks during an Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting in Santa Ana on Tuesday.