New Jersey Proposes a Vaccine Registry No One Asked For

New Jersey lawmakers are advancing a bill that would automatically enroll anyone who receives a vaccine into a statewide digital database, eliminating the current requirement for consent and igniting a broader conversation about data privacy and state control over personal health information.

We obtained a copy of the bill for you here.

The measure, labeled S1956, recently cleared the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee with a 5-3 vote, split strictly along party lines. Democrats voted in favor, while Republicans stood opposed.

If enacted, the bill would overhaul the New Jersey Immunization Information System, a centralized vaccine tracking program, by shifting it from a partly voluntary system to one of full automatic enrollment.