A Kildare-based GP has appeared before a fitness-to-practice inquiry over allegations that he made comments disapproving of the use of Covid-19 vaccines and displayed anti-vaccine posters in his surgery during the pandemic.
Dr Neville Wilson of The Harbour Medical Clinic in Kilcock, Co Kildare has denied two counts of professional misconduct, as well as poor professional performance over his interactions with two patients. The South-African born medic is accused of suggesting to a patient that he should not have received the Covid-19 vaccination because it was dangerous during a visit to his surgery on July 6, 2021.
The man, who works in the health services, said he was also “shocked” that the GP’s receptionist was not wearing a face mask in compliance with HSE guidelines. Witness B said “an extremely sick-looking” patient, who was coughing, had come out from the doctor’s surgery without a mask followed by Dr Wilson, who also had no face covering. When he raised the issue with the GP, he claimed that Dr Wilson replied: “We don’t wear masks in this place.
He claimed Dr Wilson had replied: “This is not a place where we push vaccinations” and further claimed that vaccinations were not effective, not proven and not helpful. Witness B disputed the GP’s claim that he had replied he was not “anti-vax” but “pro-science”. He also disagreed with the suggestion by Dr Wilson that he had confused the receptionist for another patient. The man’s wife, who was identified as Witness C, also gave evidence supporting her husband’s version of events.
He claimed they had a lengthy discussion, during which the doctor claimed the vaccine would not stop people from getting Covid and had recommended a herbal remedy instead. “He said I would be better off not having the vaccine,” Witness A added. He also claimed that the GP told him he could take five times the recommended limit of vitamin D to boost his immunity as Dr Wilson had done so and was “bullet proof”. Witness A told counsel for the Medical Council, Eoghan O’Sullivan BL, that he had made a complaint about Dr Wilson because he believed vaccines were the “only defence” and “only option at the time”.
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