German Health Minister Nina Warken has rejected accusations by US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr that doctors in Germany have faced legal action for issuing vaccine and mask exemptions during the coronavirus pandemic.

Kennedy, a known vaccine skeptic, posted a video on X on Saturday in which he says: “I’ve learned that more than a thousand German physicians, and thousands of their patients, now face prosecution and punishment for issuing exemptions from wearing masks or getting COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic.”

In the post, Kennedy said he had written a letter to the German minister asking her “to restore medical autonomy” and “end politically motivated prosecutions.”

Kennedy did not provide any sources for his claims and misspelled Warken’s name as “Workin.”

…Kennedy, who is a nephew of late US President John F Kennedy, openly opposes the use of vaccines and has also backed several conspiracy theories, including on so-called chemtrails allegedly left by airplanes.

He has repeatedly been accused of spreading vaccine misinformation and dubious theories on health as part of the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) initiative.

He also often promotes the debunked claim that vaccines cause autism.

German health minister rejects US counterpart’s COVID claims, Timothy Jones Reuters,