GPs ‘pressured’ by anti-vaxxers demanding medical exemptions
Dr Karen Price says 'fraught' conversations with abusive people is now part of daily life for GPs and their staff
GPs are coming under pressure from anti-vaxxers seeking medical exemptions to COVID-19 vaccines “on a daily basis”, the RACGP says.
And the demands on GPs will continue to grow as states ease lockdown restrictions only for those who are fully vaccinated, according to president Dr Karen Price.
“It’s a pretty rare instance [that someone could be ineligible for a vaccination on medical grounds] and certainly much more rare than what is being experienced by GPs on a daily basis,” Dr Price told 6minutes.
“For people who think they can just rock up and say ‘I’ve got high blood pressure, or I had a major condition 10 years ago’ that’s not going to be an [exempt] condition.
