Indian Bar Association Threatens to Sue WHO Chief Scientist for Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation

Indian Bar Association Threatens to Sue WHO Chief Scientist for Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation
The World Health Organization's Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan looks on during an interview with AFP in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 8, 2021. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
Meiling Lee
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The Indian Bar Association has taken legal action against the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Chief Scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan for allegedly spreading disinformation on the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19.

The association (IBA) served a legal notice (pdf) on Swaminathan on May 25, claiming that she was “spreading disinformation and misguiding the people of India, in order to fulfill her agenda” and sought to prevent her from “causing further damage.”