GP believed he could adhere to covid while challenging them on social media

Marcus de Brun is accused of 10 counts of professional misconduct over his criticism of lockdowns, the wearing of facemasks, and covid-19 vaccines. Picture: Collins Courts

A GP accused of professional misconduct over his criticism of covid-19 vaccines and other pandemic measures has told a medical inquiry that he believed he could adhere to public health guidelines in his medical practice while still challenging them on social media.

Marcus de Brun told a fitness-to-practise hearing of the Medical Council that he felt “corralled” into using Twitter to question public health guidelines because there was no other forum for doctors to raise their concerns about measures used to combat the virus.