If you’re being interviewed and a journalist asks you if you’re vaccinated, is that a violation of HIPAA? Are they violating your HIPAA rights? AdvertisementSo what would be a HIPAA violation? “The general perception of HIPAA is that it’s this overarching privacy umbrella that covers everybody on Earth, but no, it’s very specific,” Shah said. If someone asks whether you’re vaccinated and you don’t want to tell them, you don’t have to.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 27, 2021 00:11 UTC