A medical board has moved to strip a top cardiologist of certifications, claiming he provided misleading medical information to the public.
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) informed cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough of the action in a recent letter.
The board said that McCullough’s statements questioning COVID-19 vaccination for healthy people under the age of 50 and pointing out that Americans have died after getting a COVID-19 vaccine triggered a review, which led to a recommendation that McCullough’s board certifications be revoked.
The ABIM’s Credentials and Certification Committee “found that you have provided false or inaccurate medical information to the public,” the letter states. “By casting doubt on the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines with such seemingly authoritative statements, made in various official forums and widely reported in various media, your statements pose serious concerns for patient safety. Moreover, they are inimical to the ethics and professionalism standards for board certification.”…