Pediatrician Being Investigated by Medical Board After Talking About COVID-19 Vaccines in Public

Published on December 15, 2023

A pediatrician who was fired for raising the alarm on COVID-19 vaccines during an event held by a U.S. senator is now facing an investigation by a state medical board, which says she may have engaged in unprofessional conduct. The pediatrician, Dr. Renata Moon, testified in December 2022 in Washington in an event put on by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis). She said she saw a jump in cases of heart inflammation after the COVID-19 vaccines were released, noted that COVID-19 poses little risk to children, and highlighted how the insert for the vaccines is blank. Washington State University, one of Dr. Moon’s employers, said her testimony may have breached ethics law and spread misinformation. It effectively terminated her....