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RFK Jr. Wants to Access Medical Data of All Americans To Study Vaccines And Autism Links

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced new dietary guidelines for Americans on Wednesday. The recommendations shape decisions about the foods served in schools, hospitals, prisons, military bases and through federal assistance programs.Credit... Eric Lee for The New York Times (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the US Health Secretary, is seeking access to vast amounts of Americans' medical records to investigate possible links between vaccines and autism.

The decision came after months of behind-the-scenes discussions between the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), state-run health information exchanges, and federal advisers exploring whether large-scale patient data could be used for vaccine safety research.

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