The Victorian branch of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) has backtracked on comments made by its president, Dr. Roderick McRae, that people he deemed “COVID-19 deniers” and “anti-vaxxers” should opt out of taxpayer-funded health care. In comments published in The Guardian, McRae said, “A whole lot of these people are passionate disbelievers that the virus even exists. And they should notify their nearest and dearest and ensure there’s an advanced care directive that says, ‘If I am diagnosed with this disease caused by a virus that I don’t believe exists, I will not disturb the public hospital system, and I’ll let nature run its course.'” Responding to the comments, National AMA President Dr. Omar Khorshid wrote on Twitter that doctors will always provide care to patients and consider their right to make their own decisions, “even bad ones like not getting vaccinated,” he said. “This includes the right to accept, or …
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