EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., on Monday introduced a bill that would bar the federal government from collecting information to identify who has received a COVID-19 vaccine amid privacy concerns related to the vaccine.
The bill, introduced in the House of Representatives, would bar the federal government from using money to “maintain a database of, or collect, information that can be used to identify an individual” who has been given a COVID-19 vaccine.
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The COVID-19 crisis, and the resultant lockdowns that followed, brought a range of concerns from conservatives related to both liberty and privacy. As the vaccine has been rolled out, some have expressed concern about the potential for mandatory vaccinations, or for certain freedoms to be attached to those receiving the vaccine. United Airlines’ CEO reportedly said recently that he wanted to make vaccines mandatory for his staff.
Biggs echoed those concerns…