AMA Vic president denies calling for care to be withheld from anti-vaxxers

Dr Roderick McRae said he meant they should be allowed to reject care for a virus they did not believe existed
Dr Roderick McRae
Dr Roderick McRae.

The president of AMA Victoria has clarified his comments after urging anti-vaxxers to “opt out” of the public health system if they contracted COVID-19.

“A whole lot of these people are passionate disbelievers that the virus even exists,” Dr Roderick McRae told The Guardian on Thursday.