Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Virginia Department of Health
 
Board
State Board of Health
 
chapter
Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control [12 VAC 5 ‑ 90]
Action Amendment to comply with changes in public health practice
Stage Fast-Track
Comment Period Ended on 12/11/2019
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11/22/19  8:18 pm
Commenter: Sarah Wamsley

The government does not need to know who caught the flu.
 

I feel that this is an unnecessary and unsettling invasion of privacy for my family's healthcare. All I can wonder is "what will my gov't do with a database of people who got last years flu" & "what other questions would I be required to answer"?

As a pediatrician neurosurgeons Governor Northam has been open about being pro vaccine and I believe made steps in the past to bring California style mandatory vaccines to Virginia. Why does he need to start compiling a list of people who are sick with the flu? What would a governor who wants to take away religious exemptions need with a list of people who got the flu? 

Most importantly *why* is this being hidden in another bill and being done quietly? If nothing else, the attempt at secrecy for implementing this is disturbing enough to cause concern. This is unacceptable and unwelcome.

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