A doctor in Oregon had his license suspended after an investigation revealed that despite the coronavirus pandemic, he and his staff refused to wear face masks while at the clinic and urged patients to remove theirs upon entering the facility.
According to a written order, Dr. Steven A LaTulippe, a physician at South View Medical Arts in Dallas, Ore., also allegedly told his patients that masks were ineffective. “Licensee and the staff in his clinic refuse to wear masks in the clinic and urge persons who enter the clinic wearing masks to remove their masks,” the order charges. “Licensee regularly tells his patients that masks are ineffective in preventing the spread of COVID-19 and should not be worn.