The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently asking the U.S. states to sign its so-called "Data USe Agreements." States will provide the personal information of those people who will receive the COVID-19 vaccine in existing registries with the federal government.
CDC's new document explained that access to vaccine administration and immunization is very important to the entire government response to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency. CDC and HHS are the ones responsible to gather and utilize the sensitive data from various vaccine and immunization data sources.
However, New York City is refusing to sign the new request. Andrew M. Cuomo, New York's governor, said that the collection of data discourage many people to take the vaccination program.
Why New York won't sign the new agreement
Cuomo said that CDC will only use the agreement to extort the State of New York to get the information they needed. He added that the health agency will use sensitive data at the Department of Homeland Security and ICE.
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Once they acquire people's sensitive information, they'll use it to find them for deportation. The New York Times reported that the CDC explained that they will share the gathered information with other federal agencies.
CDC added they need the data to assess COVID-19's effectiveness among different demographic groups, address safety issues, and track adverse reactions.
CDC claims most of the U.S. states already signed
CDC said that most of the U.S. states already agreed with the data request. However, there are still a handful of states that refuses to sign the agreement.
The health agency claimed that the remaining states will sign the paper by the end of the week. But, CDC didn't disclose how many will submit the personal information.
"There is no social security number being asked for; there is no driver's license number," said Deacon Maddox, the head of the operation's analysis and data team, via The New York Times.
"The only number I would say that is asked is the date of birth," added Maddox.
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Written by: Giuliano de Leon.
