Ban on practicing: the doctor who consulted Emmanuel Macron’s health pass was suspended

In 2021, in the midst of the Covid crisis, Emmanuel Macron’s vaccination file had been disclosed on social networks. At the origin of this leak, caregivers who had access to the vaccination file of the Head of State via confidential software dedicated to health professionals.

At this same period, in the summer, Dr Michaël Rochoy, general practitioner in Outreau, in Pas-de-Calais, had consulted the President of the Republic’s vaccination file twice “out of curiosity” according to Ego.

“Breach of ethical obligations”

This doctor was tried on June 16, 2023 before the disciplinary chamber of the council of the Hauts-de-France Order of Physicians for “breach of ethical obligations”. Michaël Rochoy confirmed on The Parisian, having received his conviction by mail this Monday, September 18. He was sentenced to a fifteen-day ban on practicing from November 1 to 15.

When consulting Emmanuel Macron’s medical file, the doctor noticed that the date of the first injection, which had been made public, was different from that entered on the platform. The latter had informed the Elysée then consulted the file again to verify the modification according to Ego. Dr Michaël Rochoy felt invested as a whistleblower, which justifies, according to him, his action.

42 canceled appointments

“I’m at peace with what I did, which consisted of looking at the President’s QR code when we all knew his vaccination status… I obviously accept the sanction without appealing: I don’t want to drag this out for several months or years” he declared on The Parisian.

According to Egothe general practitioner had to cancel 42 planned appointments, a complicated decision for patients when we know the complexity of finding a doctor these days.