Kate Shemirani
British conspiracy theorist
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- Kay Allison " Kate " Shemirani (born 1965) is a British conspiracy theorist, anti-vaccine activist and former nurse who lost her licence to practise in 2020 for misconduct.
- Shemirani has been described by The Jewish Chronicle as a leading figure of a movement that includes conspiracy theorists and far-left and far-right activists.
- She was suspended by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in July 2020 in response to complaints that she was spreading conspiracy theories and misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines, and struck off (with a right to appeal after five years) in May 2021.
- Promotion of conspiracy theories COVID-19 denialism Shemirani describes the COVID-19 pandemic as a "plandemic" and a "scamdemic", and said in December 2020 that there was "no evidence that I can see that a pandemic exists".
- In a video published in Spring of 2020, she said "Just before Christmas we had [been told] … we're all going to die of measles… Now we're suddenly all going to die of coronavirus.
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WikipediaKay Allison "Kate" Shemirani (born 1965) is a British conspiracy theorist, anti-vaccine activist and former nurse who lost her licence to practise in 2020 for misconduct. She is best known for promoting conspiracy theories about COVID-19, vaccinations and 5G technology. Shemirani has been described by The Jewish Chronicle as a leading figure of a movement that includes conspiracy theorists and far-left and far-right activists.
Shemirani styles herself the "Natural Nurse in a Toxic World". She was suspended by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in July 2020 in response to complaints that she was spreading conspiracy theories and misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines, and struck off (with a right to appeal after five years) in May 2021.
In October 2025, a coroner's inquest ruled Shemirani contributed to her daughter Paloma's 2024 death from cancer by influencing her to reject chemotherapy in favor of alternative treatments.
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