Critics say vaccine bill will risk kids’ medical privacy. Real threat? Or red herring?

California lawmakers want more state oversight of immunizations, and under a bill they are pushing, the state would begin collecting sensitive health information of schoolchildren whose doctors have exempted them from vaccinations due to medical reasons. But that proposed data collection has alarmed some parents already opposed to state-mandated vaccinations, who question whether California can be trusted to guard kids’ private medical data.

Experts, even those in support of broader immunizations, say that privacy question is a debate worth having.

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