An Adelaide social worker has been permanently banned from providing health education or information about COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccinations.
South Australia's Health and Community Services Complaints Commissioner has issued a prohibition order against Matilda Bawden, of Parafield Gardens, following two emails she sent in her capacity as a social worker last year.
In one of them, the unregistered National Disability Insurance Scheme provider said she was suspending services to "service providers, clients, friends and family" who received an inoculation because of the risk of them shedding the virus.
"My staff and I will not be exposing ourselves to the risks of shedding as I have family members with autoimmune illnesses and so do many of our clients," she wrote.
"I also have a family member who was severely vaccine-injured and is at risk of further harm should she contract another infection."
The email also included a link to a social media page of hers which featured anti-vaccine conspiracy theory videos.
COVID-19 vaccines do not contain the live virus.
In a second email last May, she said there had been 210 COVID-19 vaccine-related deaths instead of the one at the time linked to the jab by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
The commissioner, Grant Davies, issued an interim prohibition order in October that was later extended.
He said today she had "breached multiple clauses of the code of conduct for certain health care workers" and would be banned from "providing health education and/or providing information relating to COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines".
"I also believe Ms Bawden is not qualified to provide information about COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines.
"If people were to rely on Ms Bawden's information and not get vaccinated against COVID-19, they would be at greater risk of harm or death than they would be if they did get vaccinated."
Ms Bawden can continue to offer social work services as long as she does not provide information about COVID-19 or COVID-19 vaccinations.
She declined to comment to the ABC on the ruling.
But last night she wrote on her personal Facebook page: "Nothing inspires confidence in the 'safe & effective' kill shot like gag orders by public officials against professionals who speaking out!"
