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Gavin Newsom signs bill making it easier to punish California doctors who spread COVID 'misinformation,' top epidemiologist warns: 'Chilling interference with the practice of medicine'



California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a controversial bill that would enable medical boards to discipline doctors who are believed to spread "misinformation" about COVID-19 to patients. The new legislation could punish California physicians and surgeons who don't toe the line with the revocation of their medical license.

On Friday, Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 2098.

"Assembly Bill 2098 provides that the dissemination of misinformation or disinformation related to COVID-19 by physicians and surgeons to a patient under their direct care constitutes unprofessional conduct," Newsom said in a statement.

Newsom specified that AB 2098 only applies to "discussions directly related to COVID-19 treatment within a direct physician-patient relationship."

The text of the bill reads, "The spread of misinformation and disinformation about COVID-19 vaccines has weakened public confidence and placed lives at serious risk. Major news outlets have reported that some of the most dangerous propagators of inaccurate information regarding the COVID-19 vaccines are licensed health care professionals."

The bill references the Federation of State Medical Boards – which represents the state medical and osteopathic regulatory boards across the country.

"The Federation of State Medical Boards has released a statement warning that physicians who engage in the dissemination of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation or disinformation risk losing their medical license, and that physicians have a duty to provide their patients with accurate, science-based information," the California bill threatens.

"Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons by the Medical Board of California and the Osteopathic Medical Board of California," the bill notes.

AB 2098 states, "This bill would designate the dissemination of misinformation or disinformation related to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, or 'COVID-19,' as unprofessional conduct."

According to the Medical Board of California, the minimum punishment for unprofessional conduct is five years probation, and the maximum penalty is the revocation of the doctor's medical license.

AB 2098 reads: "It shall constitute unprofessional conduct for a physician and surgeon to disseminate misinformation or disinformation related to COVID-19, including false or misleading information regarding the nature and risks of the virus, its prevention and treatment; and the development, safety, and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines."

There was much pushback against Assembly Bill 2098.

One vocal critic of AB 2098 is Dr. Jay Bhattacharya – an epidemiologist and professor of Health Policy at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

In April, Bhattacharya wrote a piece exposing the dangers of AB 2098 when it was first introduced.

"According to California Assembly Bill 2098, physicians who deviate from an authorized set of beliefs would do so at risk to their medical license," Bhattacharya wrote. "The bill, written by Assemblyman Evan Low, a Democrat in Silicon Valley, and currently making its way through the California Legislature, is motivated by the idea that practicing doctors are spreading 'misinformation' about the risks of COVID, its treatment, and the COVID vaccine."

"The language of the bill itself is intentionally vague about what constitutes 'misinformation,' which makes it even more damaging," he continued. "Doctors, fearing loss of their livelihoods, will need to hew closely to the government line on COVID science and policy, even if that line does not track the scientific evidence."

Bhattacharya warned, "What is abundantly clear is that this bill represents a chilling interference with the practice of medicine. The bill itself is full of misinformation and a demonstration of what a disaster it would be to have the legislature dictate the practice of medicine."

Kevin Kiley – a Republican member of the California State Assembly – wrote on Twitter, "On Friday Newsom took a sledgehammer to the First Amendment by signing the medical censorship bill. The courts will strike down AB 2098 in short order."

Epidemiologist Tracy Beth Høeg, M.D., Ph.D., noted, "Wow. Well, Newsom signed AB 2098, the Physician Misinformation Bill into law. & the text of the former bill, now law, already ironically contains misinformation. It says unvaxxed at '11 times greater' risk of dying from COVID than vaxxed, but CDC's website says it's only 5x."

Medical journalist Liz Highleyman added, "I don't trust the government, medical board, or big tech to adjudicate misinformation when scientific consensus is constantly changing. I fear #AB2098 could have negative consequences, including frivolous & revenge lawsuits."

Bill Maher blasts pandemic misinformation spread by health officials, delivers laundry list of things the medical-industrial complex got wrong



Liberal talk show host Bill Maher has had an awakening about the COVID-19 pandemic in recent months. Maher ripped the legacy media for "scaring the s**t" out of people over COVID-19. He slammed those "on the left" who "politicized" the antiparasitic drug ivermectin. Maher skewered "pain in the a** blue states" for stringent COVID-19 restrictions while praising red states as a "joy." Maher trashed Democrats for pandemic rules that he classified as "mindless bureaucracy."

On the latest episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher," the left-leaning political commentator took on the medical-industrial complex over things it has gotten wrong in the past and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Maher urged that we "focus on helping the vulnerable stay safe and let the rest of us get back to living normal lives."

Maher referenced the numerous European countries that have loosened or ended their pandemic restrictions.

He called the pandemic limitations that have been put on kids – who have a very high COVID-19 survivor rate – "unnecessary and horrible."

"There's always going to be another variant," he stated.

Maher said he is skeptical of the medical establishment because he has seen how it handled the AIDS endemic, and how there was fearmongering that the virus would kill millions.

Maher cited a recent study out of Johns Hopkins University that found lockdowns "had little to no effect on COVID-19 mortality" but "imposed enormous economic and social costs." He mocked, "Okay, that’s kind of a big one to get wrong."

"Last July, President Biden said, 'You’re not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations.' Well, I already knew that was wrong then, and now we all do," Maher said of the president's remarks which have been fact-checked and found to be "exaggerated."

"The former Director of the CDC, Robert Redfield, believes COVID originated in a lab, and now our intelligence agencies agree, it might have," the HBO host continued. "But for months on social media, it was banned to even discuss it."

"Look, I’m not saying the medical establishment isn’t trying to figure s**t out, or that they’re corrupt — although there is some of that," Maher said.

"But how about just wrong? Wrong a lot. Wrong about HIV, wrong about lockdowns, wrong about kids, wrong about how you couldn’t get it if you were vaccinated," he continued.

Maher said there is no research that outdoor transmission is likely or common, then lampooned California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti for flouting COVID-19 rules at the NFC Championship Game at SoFi Stadium.

Maher listed things that the science has changed completely over time.

"I’m just asking, how much wrong do you get to be while still holding the default setting for people who represent the science? Eat eggs, then don’t, then do," Maher said. "Take aspirin, then don’t, then do. The food pyramid, really? Bread and milk every day? Fifteen years ago, they were recommending trans fats. Now, they’re illegal, just like almost a hundred prescription drugs which were once called 'safe and effective' and then yanked off the market because they were not."

"We’ve had this problem in medicine for a long time," he added. "The same people who, in private care, always say, get a second opinion, want to allow only one in the public debate."

"But plainly, the medical-industrial complex has not earned the right to claim monopoly status on information about this virus or medicine in general," Maher concluded. "Yes, free speech has allowed people to hear misinformation sometimes. And a lot of it was yours."

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Maine doctor suspended, ordered to undergo psych evaluation for spreading COVID-19 'misinformation'



A doctor in Maine with decades of experience treating patients has had her license suspended and will be forced to undergo a psychological evaluation after allegedly deceptively treating patients with hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin and sharing controversial opinions about COVID-19 online.

What are the details?

Last week, Maine’s Board of Licensure in Medicine voted unanimously to move forward with an investigation into Dr. Meryl Nass of Ellsworth after at least two complaints were lodged against her for spreading misinformation about COVID-19, Maine Public reported.

Nass, a doctor specializing in internal medicine who first obtained a license to practice medicine in Maine in 1997, was issued an immediate 30-day suspension on Jan. 12, according to the state medical board's suspension order.

In the order, the board accused Nass of "engaging in the practice of fraud, deceit or misrepresentation in connection with services rendered within the scope of the license issued" as well as engaging in "unprofessional conduct" and conduct that "evidences a lack of ability or fitness to discharge" her duties.

The complaints against Nass include evidence that she used her personal blog to engage in "the public dissemination of ‘misinformation' regarding the SARS CoV2 pandemic."

In several blog posts dating back to last year, Nass questioned the safety and efficacy of widespread vaccination against COVID-19 and suggested that the vaccination campaign is being deployed, in part, to justify a vaccine passport system. At one point, she allegedly made an unsubstantiated claim that "COVID vaccines are associated with high rates of miscarriages."

Nass also allegedly surmised that recipients are "the guinea pigs" for new mRNA vaccines — such as the ones developed by Pfizer and Moderna — and contested that "there may be things in these vaccines that the government wants to inject in us.”

What else?

Nass — who is reportedly associated with the Children's Defense Fund, a prominent anti-vaccination group led by Bobby Kennedy Jr. — was also criticized for supporting the use of hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin to treat COVID-19.

According to the order, on Dec. 19, a physician notified the board that Nass had diagnosed a sick, unvaccinated patient "over the phone" with COVID-19 and "prescribed 5 days of ivermectin" to treat the disease.

During a recent interview with the board over Zoom, Nass complained that she was "forced" to “provide misinformation" in order to prescribe hydroxychloroquine for another patient and admitted that she lied about that patient's medical condition.

"And so I lied and said the patient had Lyme disease, which is another legitimate reason to get this drug," Nass said. "And so the pharmacist dispensed the medication only because I lied. If I had said the patient was getting it for COVID, they would not have received the drug."

She added that she believes vaccines are "preventive, but they don’t work anymore against the Omicron variant."

How has she responded?

In an interview with McClatchy News, Nass slammed the board, accusing the board of targeting her and violating her rights to free speech.

She called "disinformation and misinformation" a "fuzzy concept" that the board hasn’t defined for her and added, "There’s no law that says doctors can’t express their educated opinion on any subject."

Regarding the ordered psych evaluation, Nass said, “I have no comment about submitting to a neuropsych exam, except that the board ordered me to do so on shaky grounds."

The doctor also told Maine Public that she welcomes scrutiny and is ready to defend her beliefs.

"I am very happy to discuss in any forum, in front of any board, in front of the board of licensure in Medicine how to treat a COVID patient,” she said. “I have plenty of experience."

Nass's suspension is scheduled to run through Feb. 11, as an investigation into the complaints against her is conducted.

'It has to stop': Biden instructs social media companies and media outlets to 'deal with the misinformation and disinformation'



President Joe Biden called on social media companies and media outlets to police users and content providers that are spreading "misinformation and disinformation."

On Thursday, Biden announced that the federal government is sending roughly 120 military medical personnel to six states "hard-hit" by COVID-19.

"Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island," Biden said, forgetting to mention the sixth state: New Mexico.

Biden then segued from talking about the military to lamenting about the unvaccinated.

"Unfortunately, while our military is stepping up, as they always do, there are others sitting on the sidelines and, worse, standing in the way," Biden said during a virtual meeting at the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

"If you haven’t gotten vaccinated, do it," Biden continued. "Personal choice impacts us all — our hospitals, our country."

Earlier in the speech, Biden once again said the COVID-19 pandemic is a "pandemic of the unvaccinated," continuing to say "the Omicron variant is causing millions of cases and record hospitalizations" and "the unvaccinated are dying from COVID-19."

The U.S. set a pandemic record in COVID-19 cases on Monday with 1,465,525 new cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. also set a record for hospitalizations as 142,388 people with COVID-19 were hospitalized nationwide as of Sunday, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Over 63% of Americans are fully vaccinated.

Biden then called for the censorship of COVID-19 information that the administration deems as "misinformation."

"I make a special appeal to social media companies and media outlets: Please deal with the misinformation and disinformation that’s on your shows," President Biden said. "It has to stop."

"COVID-19 is one of the most formidable enemies America has ever faced. We’ve got to work together, not against each other," he added. "We’re America. We can do this."

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President Biden did not specifically name any social media platform or media outlets.

In July, President Biden was asked about misinformation spreading on "platforms like Facebook." Biden replied, "They're killing people. The only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated, and they're killing people."

One media personality has been in the spotlight recently for pushing back against the government's COVID-19 guidance – Joe Rogan.

On Wednesday, a coalition of 270 scientists, medical professionals, professors, and science communicators signed an open letter demanding that Spotify adopt a policy on COVID-19 misinformation because Rogan has a "concerning history of broadcasting misinformation, particularly regarding the COVID-19 pandemic."

"We are calling on Spotify to take action against the mass-misinformation events which continue to occur on its platform," the letter reads. "With an estimated 11 million listeners per episode, JRE is the world’s largest podcast and has tremendous influence. Though Spotify has a responsibility to mitigate the spread of misinformation on its platform, the company presently has no misinformation policy."

"By allowing the propagation of false and societally harmful assertions, Spotify is enabling its hosted media to damage public trust in scientific research and sow doubt in the credibility of data-driven guidance offered by medical professionals," the group claims.

The letter cites several alleged issues with Rogan, including that he "promoted off-label use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19" and had Dr. Robert Malone appear on "The Joe Rogan Experience."

Miami Herald faces backlash for running 'misleading' headline on Florida COVID-19 deaths



The Miami Herald used what many are calling a "misleading" headline on an article about COVID-19 deaths in Florida, which garnered thousands of clicks and shares from detractors of Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The Miami Herald published an article with the headline: "Florida COVID update: 901 added deaths, largest single-day increase in pandemic history."

The headline caused a stir because the deadliest day for the entire United States during the pandemic was on Jan. 7 with 4,489 new coronavirus deaths, according to Worldometer. However, the headline didn't reveal the entire story about the 901 COVID-19 newly reported deaths in Florida.

The headline was also utilized by critics of DeSantis, the Republican governor who bucked many coronavirus policies and stances embraced by Democrats. The article was shared on Twitter by MSNBC personalities, Lincoln Project employees, and liberals.

Leftists even compared the disingenuous COVID-19 framing to the U.S. service members who died in the terrorist attacks in Afghanistan. Other Twitter users weaponized the headline to attack DeSantis.

The article received massive exposure and thousands of "likes" by being shared on social media.

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We have had more deaths in Florida from COVID-19 in the first 26 days of August than the US has had among uniformed… https://t.co/CgbBTsGrts

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12 people died in Afghanistan. 901 died in in Florida yesterday because of covid.And you're mad at who?

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Florida on Thursday reported 21,765 more COVID-19 cases and 901 deaths - largest single-day increase since start of… https://t.co/iRnkROLreI

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The South Florida Sun Sentinel also used a questionable headline, claiming that there were "901 new deaths," instead of specifically saying "newly reported deaths."

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Florida did not encounter 901 COVID-19 deaths in one single day, but over the course of weeks.

"Florida on Thursday reported 21,765 more COVID-19 cases and 901 deaths to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to Miami Herald calculations of CDC data," the Miami Herald wrote in its article. "All but two of the newly reported deaths occurred after July 25, with about 78% of those people dying in the past two weeks, according to Herald calculations of data published by the CDC. The majority of deaths happened during Florida's latest surge in COVID-19 cases, fueled by the delta variant."

The day the Miami Herald article was published, there were eight COVID-19 deaths reported in Florida and the 7-day moving average was 53 deaths, according to Worldometer. The most coronavirus deaths in Florida for one day is 242 on Aug. 5, 2020.

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Devoun Cetoute, the Miami Herald reporter who wrote the story, reacted to the backlash.

"Reading the story and our transparency note would explain so much," Cetoute tweeted. "CDC reports 901 more deaths to FL death total = single day increase Death data is now by when people died not when FL reports it. All explained in story."

Christina Pushaw, the press secretary for DeSantis, skewered the Miami Herald for the headline.

"'Factually accurate' but misleading narrative framing," Pushaw wrote on Twitter. "Omitted that the 901 deaths occurred over a period of weeks, so readers wrongly assume it's a single-day death toll. A lie of omission is still a lie."

"It's sensationalistic and dishonest to imply that 901 people died in a day when was actually a culmination of several weeks of data being reported at once," Pushaw told Fox News. "By the same logic the Miami Herald used in its misleading headline, the liberal media could also say 'New York reported 12,000 deaths in a single day,' but of course they will not."

Pushaw was referring to the announcement made by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) this week, where she said that former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) undercounted 12,000 COVID-19 deaths in the state.

Biden admin reportedly plans to monitor your TEXTS for COVID-19 vaccine 'misinformation'



On Wednesday's episode of "The Rubin Report," BlazeTV host Dave Rubin discussed how the Biden administration reportedly plans to work with SMS carriers and begin monitoring and fact-checking people's private text messages to dispel misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine.

According to a Politico report, "The White House has decided to hit back harder on misinformation and scare tactics after Republican lawmakers and conservative activists pledged to fight the administration's stated plans to go 'door-to-door' to increase vaccination rates. The pushback will include directly calling out social media platforms and conservative news shows that promote such tactics."

The article went on to reveal that "Biden allied groups, including the Democratic National Committee," are planning to "work with SMS carriers to dispel misinformation about vaccines that is sent over social media and text messages."

"This is quite extraordinary. Did you catch that part about SMS carriers?" Dave said. "What they are saying is, if you send a text message to a friend, or to a family member, or to whomever, and it includes whatever they deem as misinformation, then somehow you're going to get a message from the government, and that includes the Democratic National Committee. What is going on here, and who is going to decide what misinformation is?"

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