Corona Aktuell: Prof. Dr. Ines Kappstein (Krankenhaushygienikerin, Fachärztin für Mikrobiologie, Virologie und Infektionsepidemiologie, Fachärztin für Hygiene und Umweltmedizin) zeigt in diesem Beitrag, dass es für eine Befürwortung der öffentlichen Maskenpflicht keine wissenschaftlichen Belege gibt.

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