Topline The state of Oregon’s Medical Board voted Thursday evening to issue an Order of Emergency to immediately suspend the license of Dr. Steven LaTulippe after he declared at a recent pro-Trump rally he and his staff never wear masks in his clinic while treating patients, which is a violation of a state mandate. An anti-mask protestor holds up a sign in front of the Ohio Statehouse during a right-wing protest … [+] “Stand For America Against Terrorists and Tyrants” at State Capitol on July 18, 2020 in Columbus, Ohio.(Photo by Jeff Dean / AFP) (Photo by JEFF DEAN/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Key Facts LaTulippe, who has been practicing medicine since graduating from Loma Linda University Medical School in 1998, owns a family practice clinic called South View Medical Arts in Dallas, Oregon. He made the controversial comments at a “Stop the Steal” rally held in Salem, Ore., on Nov. 7, and a video of his speech was posted to YouTube by the Multnomah County Republican Party. “I and my staff, none of us, not once, wore a mask in my clinic,” LaTulippe said at the rally, adding, “I petition all of you, take off the mask of shame.” He went on to dismiss the seriousness of Covid-19, equating it to the “common cold.” Oregon’s Medical Board state… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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