The Federation of State Medical Boards issued the warning in an attempt to crush what they say is online misinformation. The Federation of State Medical Boards, a nonprofit that represents all US state medical boards, warns that doctors who deliberately contradict CDC guidelines on COVID risk losing their license to practice medicine in their respective jurisdictions.
This, they believe, could help curb the spread of what they say is misinformation on social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram.
According to a statement emailed to Becker’s Hospital Review by the FSMB, any health professionals who create or spread vaccine misinformation or disinformation risk disciplinary action by state medical boards, including suspension or revocation of their medical license.
Dr Michael Ward, a Family Practice Doctor at Utica Park Clinic in Glenpool had this to say:
“It comes down to that very simple thing, are you willing to take that chance and if you are, that is your decision and as a physician, I have to honor it.”
He claims that the decision to be vaccinated has been difficult for his patients, which he blames on the spread of false information.
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