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=== Assistant: Here’s what I can validate with primary/credible sources about that “German response,” plus sources for the RFK Jr. ===
Here’s what I can validate with primary/credible sources about that “German response,” plus sources for the RFK Jr. claim it’s responding to.

==== 1) The “German response” is a social-media post, not an official German government statement ====

The text you pasted matches an X (Twitter) post by Rob Schäfer (often rendered “Rob Schafer”), using the handle @GerMilHistory, posted Jan 11, 2026 and addressed to @SecKennedy. X (formerly Twitter)<ref>{{cite web|title=X (formerly Twitter)|url=https://x.com/GerMilHistory/status/2010391209068417116|publisher=X (formerly Twitter)|access-date=2026-01-16}}</ref>

A readable capture of the post (showing the full text in one place) is visible via TwStalker here, including the lines about Bismarck (1883), Koch and Virchow, insulin being rationed, and ending with “Mind your own business.” TwStalker<ref>{{cite web|title=TwStalker|url=https://twstalker.com/FixieH90|publisher=twstalker.com|access-date=2026-01-16}}</ref>

==== 2) Who is “Rob Schäfer” (and is he actually a historian)? ====

Rob Schäfer describes himself publicly as a military historian, published author, and researcher, and he explicitly says some people know him from Twitter as @germilhistory. irontime.substack.com<ref>{{cite web|title=irontime.substack.com|url=https://irontime.substack.com/about|publisher=irontime.substack.com|access-date=2026-01-16}}</ref>
So: calling him a “German historian” is plausible as shorthand, but the best-supported phrasing from his own bio is military historian. irontime.substack.com<ref>{{cite web|title=irontime.substack.com|url=https://irontime.substack.com/about|publisher=irontime.substack.com|access-date=2026-01-16}}</ref>

==== 3) The RFK Jr. statement he’s responding to (primary source) ====

RFK Jr.’s quoted paragraph (“Reports coming out of Germany…”) corresponds to a post by @SecKennedy on X. X (formerly Twitter)<ref>{{cite web|title=X (formerly Twitter)|url=https://x.com/SecKennedy/status/2010349911976423736|publisher=X (formerly Twitter)|access-date=2026-01-16}}</ref>
The same message also appears in a LinkedIn post by “Secretary Kennedy,” including the claim he sent a letter to Germany’s health minister Nina Warken. LinkedIn<ref>{{cite web|title=LinkedIn|url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/secretarykennedy_reports-coming-out-of-germany-show-a-government-activity-7415757869385740288-sBrj|publisher=linkedin.com|access-date=2026-01-16}}</ref>

==== 4) Context: Germany’s health minister and the official German government response ====

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Health lists Nina Warken as Federal Minister of Health since May 6, 2025. BMG<ref>{{cite web|title=BMG|url=https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/en/ministry/leadership/minister-of-health.html|publisher=bundesgesundheitsministerium.de|access-date=2026-01-16}}</ref>
Major outlets reported that Warken’s ministry rejected RFK Jr.’s claims as unfounded/incorrect, noting prosecutions were tied to fraud/forgery rather than refusing vaccines per se. AP News<ref>{{cite web|title=AP News|url=https://apnews.com/article/5bb5d4b7c004ef2b31dc809b732ca590|publisher=AP News|access-date=2026-01-16}}</ref>

==== 5) If you also want sources for factual claims inside Schäfer’s post ====

A few of his claims are rhetorical, but several are sourceable:
* Bismarck / 1883 health insurance: Germany’s 1883 law is widely cited as the first social health insurance system (initially not universal; coverage expanded over time). The Lancet<ref>{{cite web|title=The Lancet|url=https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2817%2931280-1/fulltext|publisher=The Lancet|access-date=2026-01-16}}</ref>
* Robert Koch and TB (1882): CDC history note on Koch announcing the TB bacillus discovery in 1882. CDC<ref>{{cite web|title=CDC|url=https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00000222.htm|publisher=cdc.gov|access-date=2026-01-16}}</ref>
* Virchow and social medicine: Harvard’s “Contagion” collection describes Virchow as a founder of social medicine. curiosity.lib.harvard.edu<ref>{{cite web|title=curiosity.lib.harvard.edu|url=https://curiosity.lib.harvard.edu/contagion/feature/rudolf-virchow-1821-1902|publisher=curiosity.lib.harvard.edu|access-date=2026-01-16}}</ref>
* Insulin rationing in the U.S.: Peer-reviewed and major-academic reporting shows cost-related rationing persists; e.g., a Yale Medicine writeup summarizing findings where a substantial share of patients reported rationing. Yale School of Medicine<ref>{{cite web|title=Yale School of Medicine|url=https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/insulin-rationing-persists-despite-policy-changes-study-shows/|publisher=Yale School of Medicine|access-date=2026-01-16}}</ref>
* Medical debt as a major U.S. problem: KFF and the U.S. CFPB document the scale and impact of medical debt. KFF<ref>{{cite web|title=KFF|url=https://www.kff.org/health-costs/the-burden-of-medical-debt-in-the-united-states/|publisher=kff.org|access-date=2026-01-16}}</ref>

If you tell me where you’re posting (X/FB/Threads/etc.), I can format these into a tight “receipts” list (1–2 lines each) that’s easy to drop into a comment.

Coverage of RFK Jr’s claims and Germany’s official rebuttalAP NewsGermany sharply rejects RFK Jr.'s claims that it prosecutes doctors for vaccine exemptions4 days ago<ref>{{cite web|title=AP NewsGermany sharply rejects RFK Jr.'s claims that it prosecutes doctors for vaccine exemptions4 days ago|url=https://apnews.com/article/5bb5d4b7c004ef2b31dc809b732ca590|publisher=AP NewsGermany sharply rejects RFK Jr.'s claims that it prosecutes doctors for vaccine exemptions4 days ago|access-date=2026-01-16}}</ref>The GuardianGermany rejects RFK Jr claims about Covid vaccine exemption prosecutions4 days ago<ref>{{cite web|title=The GuardianGermany rejects RFK Jr claims about Covid vaccine exemption prosecutions4 days ago|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/11/germany-rejects-rfk-jr-claims-about-covid-vaccine-exemption-prosecutions|publisher=The GuardianGermany rejects RFK Jr claims about Covid vaccine exemption prosecutions4 days ago|access-date=2026-01-16}}</ref>DIE WELTWarken weist Vorwürfe von US-Minister scharf zurück5 days ago<ref>{{cite web|title=DIE WELTWarken weist Vorwürfe von US-Minister scharf zurück5 days ago|url=https://www.welt.de/article6962dace4d1d5f581eeb2bfe|publisher=DIE WELTWarken weist Vorwürfe von US-Minister scharf zurück5 days ago|access-date=2026-01-16}}</ref>