Roger Hannigan Gilson reports in the Times Union that as scientists attempt to convince people to take a vaccine to end a deadly worldwide pandemic, the group Do We Need This? is holding a festival dedicated to opposing vaccines Saturday at the Cowberry Crossing Farm in Livingston. The “Festival in a Field” organizers are against “mandated COVID vaccines, mandated yearly boosters, masks, fear-mongering, lockdowns, [and] school closures,” according to their website, as well as “5G networks installed without community consent.” There is an enormous amount of scientific proof that the COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, and no proof the radio waves used by 5G networks are any more dangerous than a television or baby monitor. While there is a listing online for the event, when reached on the phone Cowberry Crossing Farm proprietor Richard Harrison claimed the event was “a small, private family event.” But it is being advertised online as including vendors, organic food, and performances by nine entertainers and bands. Gilson ends the story reporting that, "96 people have died in Columbia County from COVID-19, according to the Health Department, or about one out of every 645 people." Read more about this story in the Times Union.