COVID-19 disinformation sharing by Canadian doctors ‘extremely concerning’: Ontario health minister

Ontario's health minister has vowed to crack down on the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, as doctors share unverified medical information on the Covid-19 vaccines.

Ontario’s health minister is urging the regulatory body overseeing the province’s health professionals to crack down on a group of doctors spreading unverified medical information about the COVID-19 vaccines, after the situation was brought to light in a Global News investigation.

Christine Elliott made the comments during a press conference on Wednesday morning to update Ontarians on the province’s fight against the Omicron variant.

“At a time when it’s never been more important for Ontarians to have confidence in the safety and effectiveness of vaccines, this is unacceptable,” she says.

Some doctors are sharing unverified information on blood clots and myocarditis side effects, while others have been accused of issuing false medical exemptions for wearing a mask or receiving a vaccine. Several have claimed the vaccine “kills children.”

All of the doctors, except one, have active medical licences.

During the press conference, Elliott labelled these reports “extremely concerning.”

Elliott said she would be sending a letter to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) “urging them to do everything that is possible to put an end to this behaviour.”