GP confronted by ‘angry mob’ after Pfizer vax booking mix-up
Dr Billie Whiteson says she had never felt so threatened when 61 patients suddenly arrived en masse at her practice
In 38 years as a doctor, Dr Billie Whiteson has witnessed many of life’s ugliest moments — from trauma to aggression.
“I’ve been there when police have been involved,” the Sydney GP said.
“I’ve been in the middle of two gangs trying to stab each other in the ED of a London hospital.”
But she had never felt as terrified or as threatened as she did last week when, because of a glitch in an online booking system, a mob of angry strangers descended on her Bondi Junction surgery and demanded to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
