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Dodger Stadium COVID-19 Vaccination Site Temporarily Shut Down Amid Protest

Dozens of protestors from anti-vaccine and far-right groups forced the temporary shutdown of Dodger Stadium's COVID-19 vaccination site Saturday, per Carlos Lozano and Irfan Khan of the .

The protestors stalled "hundreds of motorists" who had been waiting hours for the vaccine, per Lozano and Khan.

The Los Angeles Fire Department's shutdown began at 2 p.m. PT. The site is typically open 12 hours per day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Protestors shouted at people not to get the shots, but there were no incidents of violence, per Lozano and Khan.

Dodger Stadium opened Jan.