Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, the longtime professor of psychiatry at the University of California–Irvine (UCI) School of Medicine who sued the university over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate because it made no exceptions for natural immunity, has been fired by the institution for refusing the vaccine.
In a blog post titled “Farewell, University of California,” Kheriaty said he received notice of what he called his “arbitrary and capricious” firing on Dec. 16, 2021. It was effective the same day. The termination ends his UCI medical teaching career and his longtime role as director of the Medical Ethics Program at UCI Health.
