Medical boards have sanctioned 8 physicians since January 2021 for spreading coronavirus-related misinformation
, with some patients requiring hospitalizations. And a recent study in The New England Journal of Medicine projected nearly $2.5 million in wasteful insurance spending on ivermectin in a single week.
Legal structures developed for the 20th century are, in many states, not suited to discipline doctors who broadcast misinformation on social media because the physicians are not directly treating patients, Federation of State Medical Boards CEO Humayun Chaudhry said. So, some boards — and other regulators that license providers and the non-profits that certify physicians for their expertise —
When Lawson's board started to crack down last year on doctors spreading misinformation about the coronavirus vaccines, she began getting threats. Anti-vaccination protesters accosted her at a parking lot and flew a drone over her house, she has said.
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