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==== 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>