Regulatory group warns several Alberta doctors about sharing COVID-19 misinformation
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EDMONTON, AB. — A group that oversees the practice of medicine in Alberta says it has told at least seven doctors who were spreading misinformation about COVID-19 that their behaviour was unprofessional.
Scott McLeod, registrar with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, says the regulator has also spoken to doctors who gave into pressure from patients wanting an exemption letter– not grounded in clinical evidence to avoid having to wear masks or vaccinations.
McLeod says the college is to publish a letter this week addressed to physicians and the public to reiterate its support for vaccines and public health restrictions put in place to try to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The college says the doctors who were warned had been spreading misinformation on social media platforms or elsewhere.
