An anaesthetist says he has been suspended under emergency powers for promoting ivermectin and questioning the risk and benefits of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. 

The action against Dr Paul Oosterhuis comes amid growing concern among regulators over the involvement of some doctors in fringe groups, particularly those promoting off-label treatments for COVID-19.

The Medical Council of NSW has confirmed it has banned the Sydney specialist pending a formal investigation to protect the safety of the public and to maintain public confidence in doctors. 

Dr Oosterhuis has the support of a group calling itself Doctors for COVID Ethics, which claims to represent “hundreds of doctors and scientists from around the world” raising awareness of the “short- and long-term dangers” of COVID-19 vaccines.