California To Adopt Medical Misinformation Bill Targeting Alternative COVID-19 Treatment

California is set to adopt medical misinformation bill targeting alternative COVID-19 treatment. If AB 2098 passes, it will create a precedent that California will be the testing ground for new legislation.

Assembly Bill 2098, also known as the "medical misinformation bill," is on its way to becoming law in California. If approved, the proposed law would make it illegal for doctors to freely give medical advise or treat their patients if their actions contradict the official state perspective.

The California Department of Consumer Affairs, the California State Board of Pharmacy, and the California Medical Board released a statement (pdf) in April 2020 about the "improper prescribing of medications related to treatment of Novel Coronavirus," such as hydroxychloroquine, alerting that "inappropriately prescribing or dispensing medications constitutes unprofessional conduct in California."

"Physicians who generate and spread COVID-19 vaccine misinformation or disinformation a...

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