HHS Secretary Proposes Access to Patient Medical Records for Vaccine-Autism Research

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Published: 2026-06-04
Category: health
Source: KFF Health News
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The U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary is reportedly pursuing federal access to extensive medical records of Americans. This initiative aims to investigate a potential link between vaccines and autism, a theory largely unsupported by established medical science. Public health experts have voiced significant concerns regarding the legal, ethical, and privacy implications of such broad data collection.

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