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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Melody Schreiber

RFK Jr outlines expansive vision for collecting US health data at Maha event

a man in a suit walks on stage, american flags beside him
Robert F Kennedy Jr walks on stage during the Republican National Committee midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, on 10 September. Photograph: Blake Fagan/AFP/Getty Images

Robert F Kennedy Jr laid out an expansive vision for collecting, sharing and analyzing US health information at a Maha event hosted by a close ally and outspoken anti-vaccine activist.

Medical and lifestyle data, from doctor’s visits to exercise, should be connected and shared with the government and independent researchers, where it can be searched by AI – including potential links between vaccines and health outcomes including autism and mortality, suggested Kennedy, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and a longtime vaccine skeptic.

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