RFK Jr.'s Major Autism Study To Use Private Health Records
- On April 22, 2025, the National Institutes of Health gathered private health information for an autism study.
- Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya stated existing data resources are fragmented and hard to access.
- This database collects comprehensive records from pharmacies, laboratories, and personal devices.
- Director Bhattacharya said there will be "state of the art protections" for personal information.
- Selected research teams will receive grants to analyze this data.
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How will RFK Jr.’s autism data collection work?
(NewsNation) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to collect the private health records of Americans with autism to create a database in order to help find the cause of autism, according to the head of the National Institutes of Health, CBS reported Monday. NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of COVID lockdowns and vaccine mandates, announced during a public meeting Monday that the health department would launch an initiative called “Understan…
RFK Jr. seeks to remove COVID-19 vaccine recommendation for children
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering removing the COVID-19 vaccine from the federal list of recommended vaccines for children. In an interview with Fox News, Kennedy said the move would not prohibit access to the vaccine, but would eliminate it from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) official immunization schedule for children. "President Trump doesn’t believe that anybody should get mandat…
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