Louisville Courier-Journal: 50 complaints, no action: Why Kentucky medical board won't police Rand Paul's COVID claims
Berry Craig
By DEBORAH YETTER
From the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, a physician, has attracted widespread attention with public comments about the virus — such as a recent video in which he called on people to "resist" government policies for fighting it.
The Bowling Green Republican also has attracted a number of complaints — more than 50 — to the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure from people alleging Paul is violating his professional responsibility as a doctor with unfounded public claims about COVID-19.
"He is endangering the health, the well-being and lives of the American people," one complaint from a Lexington resident said. "This is malpractice on a grand scale."