SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher Takes On Members Of Union’s Ruling Party In Contentious National Board Debate About Covid Vaccination Mandates

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SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher stood her ground during a contentious national board meeting on Saturday which saw a heated, two-hour debate over Covid-19 vaccination mandates.

She took heat mostly, but not exclusively, from members of the Unite for Strength faction that supported her election last year. “The board blew up at her for two hours.

She took a lot of unfair, disrespectful attacks for speaking her truth,” said a person who attended the virtual meeting. Those who disagreed with her position – including members of the dissident MembershipFirst faction – reportedly felt that she was “misinformed” about some aspects of the science behind vaccinations and their proven reduction in the transmissibility of the virus.

As the CDC notes, “a growing body of evidence suggests that Covid-19 vaccines also reduce asymptomatic infection and transmission.”At the end of the meeting, Drescher reportedly told the board that she felt a bit “shell shocked” by the reaction she got but noted that “This is a democracy” and that it is her duty to represent the interests of all members. “No one was disrespectful to Fran,” insisted another source. “They were emotionally charged, but she made remarks that were unfortunately misinformed about the science of the efficacy of vaccines, and about the FDA’s approval and how the vaccines work.