Dr William Bay’s legal win does not mean ‘carte blanche’ to attack public health policies: MDO

Doctors need to be cautious when mixing professional responsibilities with political activism, says Avant.
Georgie Haysom.

A GP registrar successfully challenging his emergency suspension for anti-COVID-19 vaccine comments has not created a defence for doctors who make “unverified public claims”, a medical defence organisation warns.

Last week, the Supreme Court of Queensland overturned the suspension of Dr William Bay, who shouted at doctors during the 2022 AMA National Conference to “stop forcing these vaccines on people who are getting killed by them”.