Dr Coatsworth, who has been critical of the doomsaying predictions offered by the AMA, was responding to a claim by the group that “Australia’s Covid-19 booster program is falling behind, risking more suffering … and a repeat of mistakes seen overseas.”“Three weeks into the Omicron variant, the peanut gallery association decides we’re behind again. How are those memberships going?”, Dr Coatsworth tweeted, referring to the declining relevance and membership of the AMA.In 1962, more than 95 per cent of doctors were members of the AMA.Today, the number is closer to one in four.According to the AMA, Australia is falling behind in its ability to deliver booster shots to deal with the Omicron variant, however evidence from around the world suggests that the new strain may be more transmissible but in most cases causes less severe disease.Nick Coatsworth tweetDaily Telegraph – News Feed latest episodeThe group – often called the “doctor’s union” – has frequently been criticised for its political stances.Even before the pandemic, it was regularly taking positions on issues such as same-sex marriage, climate change, and refugees.In October, the Victorian branch of the AMA outraged medical ethicists when it suggested that anti-vaxxers and Covid deniers should go out of the public health system and “let nature run its course”.The Victorian AMA branch president later walked back his remarks.NAT – Stay Informed – Social Media
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