Rashid Buttar

Shortly before his death, Buttar claimed to have suffered a stroke, myocarditis and pericarditis following what he called "secondary inoculation" from people vaccinated against Covid-19. He also suggested that he had been targeted or poisoned because of his views.

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The CCDH listed Buttar among twelve major disseminators of anti-vaccine content in 2021. In a subsequent review, the organisation reported that three of his five main accounts had been removed and that his combined audience had fallen sharply.

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Buttar claimed in a video that studies dating back to the 1980s showed that people vaccinated against influenza would test positive for Covid-19. Specialists consulted by FactCheck.org explained that no evidence supported the claim and that SARS-CoV-2 had not even been identified before 2019.

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Following a physician's complaint concerning a child with recurrent retinoblastoma, an independent Board expert concluded that Buttar's documentation of follow-up care did not meet acceptable practice standards. Buttar acknowledged in the consent order that the care records did not comply with professional standards.

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The Board received a complaint from the parent of a minor patient stating that a personal relationship had developed while the child was being treated by Buttar. In the consent order, Buttar acknowledged a professional boundary violation involving a third party.

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The North Carolina Medical Board criticised Rashid Buttar for sending a transdermal medication to the parents of a paediatric patient living out of state without personally examining the child, conduct the Board considered a violation of the Medical Practice Act.

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In the same disciplinary proceedings, the North Carolina Medical Board noted that Buttar offered cancer patients several treatments whose efficacy had not been demonstrated through randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials, and expressed concern about unrealistic patient expectations.

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