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Kennedy Defends Autism Registry; Senators Press on Privacy, Staffing and Hiring of Controversial Contractor
Summary
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. described a voluntary, depersonalized autism registry intended to aid research, while senators raised questions about privacy protections and the involvement of David Geyer in data access and vaccine-safety database reviews.
At the Senate HELP Committee hearing, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended the creation of an autism research registry and described it as a voluntary, depersonalized database intended for scientists studying etiology and treatments.
Kennedy said the registry is "entirely voluntary," will protect patient privacy through de-identification and allow participants to opt out. He framed registries as common public-health tools that assist researchers in…
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