Nurse who spread Covid conspiracy theories that vaccines will ‘kill you’ struck off

A nurse who spread conspiracy theories that Covid-19 was linked to 5G and vaccines would “kill you” has been struck off.

Kay Allison Shemirani is believed to be the first person to be removed from the nursing register after using her status as a health professional to spread “distorted propaganda” about the pandemic.

Mrs Shemirani, who refers to herself as Kate, claimed that symptoms of the virus were caused by 5G and that vaccines were “rushed through” because “they want to kill you”.

Employing “inflammatory and derogatory language”, the campaigner said nurses were complicit in genocide, vaccination teams should be renamed “death squads” and referred to the NHS as the “new Auschwitz”.

The mother-of-four from Nottingham saw her social media accounts taken down and was suspended from the Nursing and Midwifery Council in July last year for spreading misinformation.

Now, a NMC Fitness to Practice committee has ruled that her misconduct was so serious that she should be struck from the nursing register permanently.

It ruled that Mrs Shemirani’s fitness to practise as a registered nurse was impaired on both public protection and public interest grounds.

The panel heard that Mrs Shemirani first joined the NMC register in June 1986. She previously worked in the NHS but now describes herself as an “aesthetic nurse practitioner”.

The NMC received a “significant number of referrals” about her conduct last year as she became a leading activist, speaker and promoter against vaccines and the existence of Covid-19.

Mrs Shemirani took part in mass protests against coronavirus restrictions with fellow conspiracy theorists David Icke and Piers Corbyn at Trafalgar Square.

She used her social media brand “Natural Nurse in a Toxic World” to spread her opinions, often referring to herself as a registered nurse and wearing a nurse’s uniform in her videos.

The panel heard her describe face masks as “dirty rags” and “muzzles”. She claimed they “do not stop viruses” and that “wearing a mask makes people very sick and increases the risk of bacteria and the risk of infections”.

The committee said: “Mrs Shemirani had attempted to encourage people to act contrary to public health guidance issued by the UK Government by spreading this information through social media platforms and at public events.”

It added that Mrs Shemirani has “not shown any remorse, nor given any explanation for repeatedly spreading misinformation”.

“Mrs Shemirani has used the Covid-19 pandemic as an excuse to promote her own distorted version of events. Mrs Shemirani makes incorrect and outdated comments on pharmacological improvements, and presents in a dramatic and hysterical fashion to garner interest,” it said.

“The panel considered Mrs Shemirani to have been deeply offensive to the nursing and medical professions, by using inflammatory and derogatory language to describe other nursing and healthcare professionals.”