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There have been 23 complaints regarding doctors spreading anti-vaccination misinformation, to the Medical Council as the group says it has "zero tolerance" for anti-vax positions.

Yesterday it was reported anti-vax GPs were hindering the rollout in Northland, where an essential worker has tested positive for Covid-19.

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins denounced anti-vax GPs, but said it was up to the Medical Council to deal with them.

"We will examine the circumstances of what a doctor has said or done, carefully consider their responses, for example, if they're not going to do it again, or not going to post anymore videos or promulgate any further misinformation.

"Our standard around this is that any advice provided around vaccination has to be evidence based and expert informed and the medical evidence is that the vaccination is safe, effective and overwhelmingly supported by the healthy evidence, and certainly the best way to predict our whānau and communities from this pandemic.

"So that is the evidence based advice that we expect doctors to give."

The council had received notifications about 23 individual doctors.

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/10/medical-council-has-zero-tolerance-for-anti-vax-messages-from-doctors-as-it-receives-23-complaints.html