Painfully aware of how attacks on COVID vaccines and anti-pandemic policies have undermined public health, California enacted a law this year that makes spreading medical misinformation and disinformation about the pandemic grounds for revoking a doctor's license.
Unsurprisingly, the anti-vaccination and COVID-minimizing crowds have taken arms against the law, which is known as AB 2098 and is set to take effect on Jan. 1.
The law states explicitly that "the dissemination of misinformation or disinformation" related to COVID-19 or COVID vaccines ranks as unprofessional conduct. That makes such conduct subject to discipline by the California Medical Board, up to and including license revocation.
