Quebec doctors who are not vaccinated for COVID-19 will be prohibited from practising, the province’s college of physicians has announced, leading some doctors to decry the move as going too far. On Sept. 29, the day prior to the announcement, Collège des médecins du Québec (CMQ) published an “important” notice on its website to remind its members that “no examination, treatment or medical intervention, required or not by the health status of the individual, can be accomplished without the free and informed consent of that individual.” The next day, the CMQ decreed that COVID-19 vaccination is mandatory for physicians. “For the Collège des médecins, vaccination is an ethical duty and social obligation,” it said in its announcement. “It’s the scientifically tested method to protect the entire population.” Doctors who haven’t complied by Oct. 15 will see their licences suspended and won’t be allowed to perform remote consultations or do follow-ups …
‘Most Disturbing’: Doctors in Quebec Forced to Vaccinate to Keep Practising
October 15, 2021
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