Case #0041
Dr. med. Cornelia Wehr

Dr. med. Cornelia Wehr

General medicine  ·  Wien, Austria
Retired, resigned from the medical association; after her assurance, no further persecution.
Case Report — Documentation

Type of persecution

  • Disciplinary proceedings of the medical association (twice)
  • Threat of a ban from practising
  • Review of her “trustworthiness”, with the threat of removal from the register of physicians

Accusation

Inadequate documentation under Section 18 of the Austrian Medical Practitioners Act (Ärztegesetz) in connection with the issuing of mask-exemption certificates.

What actually happened?

At first I issued mask-exemption certificates only for my own patients, after a thorough examination. Following a request from an acquaintance who runs a YouTube channel with 100,000 followers, I then also issued certificates for many other people. In each case I questioned the person for 15 to 30 minutes, examined them physically where possible and obtained findings. I documented the examination results, but often not in detail; some of these were consultations via Skype.

The people concerned often came to me because their own doctors feared prosecution or sanctions by the medical association. Among them were, for example, people with asthma whose specialist had advised them to increase their cortisone dose so as to be able to wear a mask, people with claustrophobia, or children who got headaches when wearing a mask.

I also received a complaint because I had stated on my website that my shamanic knowledge informs my treatment. For me, this period was psychological terror.

— Dr. med. Cornelia Wehr

Current Status

  • Retirement (September 2023)
  • Resignation from the medical association
  • After she gave an assurance that she would no longer issue any Covid-related certificates, no further persecution
Impact — Documentation

Professional impact

Early retirement – connected with her wish to resign from the medical association, by which she felt in no way represented.

Financial impact

  • A fine of €3,000
  • Lawyer’s costs of €4,000

Personal impact

Nervous strain – from working days of up to twelve hours because of the many certificates, and from ever new complaints (twelve in total).

Collegial reactions

Sympathy from individual colleagues.

Outlook

In spite of everything, I would definitely act in the same way again. Especially in these times, sincerity and authenticity are enormously important. I hope that this documentation helps the public learn what has happened to doctors in this country – and that something like this does not happen again. And I hope that doctors’ freedom of treatment will be constitutionally enshrined – a doctor should be able to decide for themselves how and with what to treat: freedom is the foundation of a life worthy of human dignity!

Chronological course

Chronology

October 2020:
Beginning of issuing mask-exemption certificates and some vaccination-exemption certificates for patients on medical or psychological grounds
November 2020:
First complaint
September 2021:
Disciplinary proceedings
December 2021:
A further summons to review her “trustworthiness” – with the threat of a ban from practising
January 2022:
Notification that she would be removed from the register of physicians if her trustworthiness lapsed (?). I thereupon gave an assurance (as my family and I were already at the end of our nerves) that I would no longer issue any certificates relating to Covid. After that I was left in peace.
August 2023:
Retirement and resignation from the medical association
Note on responsibility

The information in this case report comes from the affected person themselves. The editorial team verifies whether a criminal or professional prosecution has taken place; it cannot verify the factual accuracy of every single statement. Responsibility for the correctness of the account lies with the respective author.

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Name
Dr. med. Cornelia Wehr
Specialty
General medicine
Additional qualifications
Naturopathy, homoeopathy and psychotherapeutic medicine
Position
Owner of a naturopathic private practice offering homoeopathy and psychotherapy in Vienna. Statutory-health-insurance practice 1988–1994, private practice 2001–2023; retired since September 2023.
Location
Wien, Austria
Age
68 years
Practicing since
1988
Persecuted since
November 2020
Documented since
Jul 26, 2026
Status
Retired, resigned from the medical association; after her assurance, no further persecution.
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