Ohio anti-vaccine doctor Sherry Tenpenny, who made national headlines for her viral testimony that the COVID-19 vaccine magnetizes people, has been stripped of her medical license.
state medical board suspended his license indefinitely on WednesdayFor more than two years, she refused to cooperate with the commission’s investigation into more than 350 complaints against her that suggested possible violations of state medical regulations.
At Wednesday’s hearing, board members suspended and accused Tenpenny of not cooperating or failing to answer even one question from regulators. “Dr. Tenpenny, neither you nor any doctor licensed by this board has exceeded the law and must follow the investigation,” said Dr. Jonathan Pfeibel, an orthopedic surgeon and member of the medical board. . According to Cleveland.com. “You didn’t and your license is suspended until you do.”
Dr. Amol Soin, a pain management expert and board member, told Tenpenny that obtaining a license to practice medicine is a privilege that requires agreeing to “reasonable things.”
“And what you agree on is a reasonable thing to do…to cooperate when someone complains about you. In this case, 350 complaints. It’s reasonable,” he said.
“God’s Victory”
according to Report from the BoardSince July 2021, investigators have repeatedly attempted to question Ms. Tenpenny, but she has consistently failed to respond. This included failure to respond to investigator’s emails and office visits, failure to respond in writing to subsequent questions, failure to appear in subpoena statements, and investigation office meetings. This includes not attending
A letter sent by Tenpenny’s lawyer to the board indicates that Tenpenny “will not participate in the board’s ongoing investigation into illegal fishing.”
If she had cooperated with the investigation, the board would have asked Ms. Tenpenny about vaccine recommendations and administration, and whether any of her patients had a vaccine-preventable disease. They also questioned her evidence supporting various frowned upon public claims, including:
About the COVID-19 vaccine magnetizing people and creating interfaces with 5G towers. …and about some metropolitan areas liquefying corpses and pouring them into the water supply.
The question came shortly after Tenpenny gave a viral testimony filled with anti-vaccine rhetoric and conspiracy theories before the state legislature on June 18, 2021.
“You’ve probably seen pictures of vaccinated people on the internet, but now they’re magnetized,” Tenpenny said in testimony. “If you put a key on their forehead, it will stick. If you put a spoon or fork here and there, it will stick because we think there is a piece of metal there.”
She also claimed that “the interface is not yet defined” between the vaccine elements and “all 5G towers”.
According to the Ohio Capital JournalMs. Tenpenny wrote a follow-up email to lawmakers she invited to testify, part of which she said:
We’re onto something here…and the louder they scream, the more they try to hide. I stand by everything I said today. I put out FACTS and HYPOTHESIS (points to consider).
God will triumph,
Dr. Sherry Tenpenny
Beyond his brief fame, Tenpenny established himself as an active anti-vaccine advocate, making media appearances with Alex Jones and others, and writing a book titled: Saying No to Vaccines: A Resource Guide for All Ages.
The commission denied the legal basis for Mr. Tenpenny’s failure to cooperate with the investigation, noting that Mr. Tenpenny took no action in court to challenge the commission’s subpoenas or demand that he refrain from responding. did. The commission also noted that it was “legally mandated” to investigate her complaints against her that suggested she violated regulations.
“In short, Dr. Tenpenny not only failed to cooperate with the Board’s investigation, but refused to cooperate, and his refusal was based on unsubstantiated, subjective beliefs about the motives of the Board’s investigation. Board licensees cannot simply refuse to “cooperate with the investigation because they have determined that they do not like the alleged reasons for the investigation,” the commission’s report concluded.
Tenpenny’s license is now suspended, and the commission imposed a $3,000 civil fine on her. To get her license back, she would have to reapply, pay a fine, respond to an investigation and submit written proof of compliance. If more than two years have passed in the meantime, the board may ask her to provide additional evidence of her “fitness to resume her practice.”