Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Fact Checked April 18, 2023
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
In mid-February 2023, I reported that the U.S. government has secretly been tracking
those who didn’t get the COVID jab, or are only partially jabbed, through a previously
unknown surveillance program
Within days, fact checkers tried to debunk the idea that individual people are being
tracked, or that these data could be misused by government or third parties
COVID “vaccination” status was not considered a private medical matter at all during
2021 and 2022, yet mainstream media now want you to believe that your COVID jab
status is protected by medical privacy laws
Your medical data are not nearly as private as you think. The Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is rife with exemptions when it comes to your privacy.
Federal agencies such as Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, for example, are exempt from the privacy clauses and can
access identifiable data — especially if there’s an outbreak of infectious disease, be it real
or fictitious
Government agencies and a number of third parties or “covered entities” can also use a
number of loopholes to re-identify previously de-identified patient data