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Germany COVID-19 mask/vaccine exemptions prosecution

The claim that Germany prosecutes doctors and patients for issuing COVID-19 mask or vaccine exemptions

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Jan 11, 2026
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Has Germany punished doctors for issuing exemptions from wearing masks or getting Covid-19 vaccines

The headline claim—that Germany “prosecutes” more than a thousand doctors and thousands of patients for issuing COVID-19 mask or vaccine exemptions—was sharply rejected by German officials, who say cr...

Jan 13, 2026

How many legal cases in Germany were opened specifically for falsifying COVID-19 vaccination or mask exemption certificates in 2022–2023?

Germany saw a measurable spike in investigations and prosecutions tied to falsified COVID documentation during 2022–2023, but public reporting and official statements offer differing scales — from sev...