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For: The Opinion
Thursday, September 19
Pressure grows against small group of doctors who misinformed about covid-19
A small group of doctors who promoted false claims about covid – 19 – happening because supposedly the disease was a hoax, then promoting treatments without any validity or also assuring that the vaccine magnetized the body, among many other claims without any scientific support — today he feels the pressure on his shoulders.
Medical boards are increasingly rushed to take action against this group of doctors who practice in American communities.
Different organizations for public health are asking the aforementioned medical boards to be more assertive and actively participate in the sanctions against these doctors, such as the revocation of their licenses
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And the campaign emerges precisely at a time when the pandemic reaches its second winter, and the country has already surpassed the tragic goal of 800, 000 fatalities from the disease.
There are at least a dozen regulatory boards that have already issued sanctions against doctors with attitudes promoting falsehoods; has occurred in states such as Oregon, Rhode Island, Maine, and Texas .
Still, however, many promoters cheat on the vaccine is still without sanction , and their medical licenses are therefore intact.
Quoted by The Associated Press, Brian Castrucci, president and CEO of the Beaumont Foundation, stated: “Simply because they are doctors, it is no different than if someone calls you on the phone pretending to be the IRS to rob you money. It is fraud and we protect Americans from fraud ”.
He also quotes the testimony of Dr. Kencee Graves, from the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, who assures that one of her patients chose not to get vaccinated after hearing false statements from a doctor.
“She was deceived” by someone she should trust , assured the doctor. A national survey conducted by the Beaumont Foundation of 2, with broad support: the 91%.
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