Hundreds of West Australians gathered outside the WA Department of Health on Friday to protest the state’s decision to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for healthcare workers. The directions issued last month covers staff providing services for heath, medical, nursing, pathology, pharmaceutical, and social work, along with administrative, security, and other ancillary services. Non-compliance will result in a fine of up to $20,000. According to marked white shirts adorned by some members of the crowd, individuals present spanned from healthcare to construction and mining. A nurse told The Epoch Times that she believed the decision to force staff into receiving the jab went against the principles of healthcare. “It’s coercive,” she said. “One of the foundations of healthcare is that care should be consented to. You can’t forcibly treat someone with a therapeutic—that’s just not what healthcare is.” The nurse said that she was concerned with insufficient evidence around the long-term safety …