i am used to having public commenters come to meetings. we welcome that the medical board of california. but this isn t the way to participate in our society. this isn t a civilized discourse. going forward, do you have changes to your routine? not that you can share that with us. but this must affect your behavior? unfortunately, i ve had to have some private security over the past week or ten days. that may continue for sometime. of course, law enforcement at the state level does work with the medical board to make sure that all of our board members and all of our staff, frankly all of california s public health officials are protected as well. that has been an unfortunate experience for us all. but we thank the brave women and men of law enforcement for their support. kristina lawson i m sorry this is happening to you and
themselves as of members of a group that has been investigated by the house select subcommittee of the coronavirus crisis for profiting from unproven and potentially dangerous treatment for covid-19. the leader of that organization, simone gould, is a beverly hills doctor, who was arrested for her role in the january 6th attack on the capital. simone gould pleaded not guilty to all five federal charges. she is facing. joining us now is kristina lawson president of the california medical board. thank you very much for joining us tonight. this sounds like the kind of harassment that election officials around the country have been facing. lawrence, well first of all thank you for having me. i think it is so important that we shine a light on these terrorizing tactics. and well it is unfortunate that it occurred to me and to my
Only 12 state medical boards have taken action against physicians who have spread false or misleading information about COVID-19, according to a new survey from the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).