COVID-19 Vaccines Can Cause ‘Permanent Disabilities’: German Health Minister

German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach speaks to the media to explain a new government plan to fundamentally reform Germany's hospital system in Berlin, Germany, on Dec. 06, 2022. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

German Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach, who once claimed that COVID-19 vaccination was free of side effects, admitted last week that he was wrong, saying adverse reactions occur at a rate of one in 10,000 doses and can cause “severe disabilities.”

On Aug. 14, 2021, Lauterbach said on Twitter that the vaccines had “no side effects,” further questioning why some Germans refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19.