RFK Jr. pushes for federal access to medical records to study vaccines and autism
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is seeking access to identifiable Americans’ medical records via state health-information exchanges to study a possible link between vaccines and autism. The move has drawn privacy, legal, and practical questions, with some exchanges reluctant to share data and officials noting unclear protections. Kennedy and allies point to a pipeline of studies and Nebraska-linked funding, but there is no disclosed plan for data handling or public rollout, and critics warn the data may not yield definitive answers.