In public there hasn't been one person that I know of that when asked, has not freely disclosed the information. Granted its a small sample size but even complete strangers have had no problem disclosing whether or not that they have been vaccinated.

LTG, have you been vaccinated?

Technically I was drunk (big surprise) and asked her if she liked a tongue up her ass.

Again, your comprehension needs work.

In public there hasn't been one person that I know of that when asked, has not freely disclosed the information. Granted its a small sample size but even complete strangers have had no problem disclosing whether or not that they have been vaccinated.

I agree that saying if you have or have not is not that much of a disclosure.

But, if you are required to prove it, it could be.

For example, a 40-year-old man that got his shot in February, wasn't necessarily eligible at that time unless he had a condition that made it so.

Or worked for a company that had "essential" workers even though he worked in an entirely different department. I know a few healthy people who got early shots because of government "error".

Yes. That was happening as well.

My larger point is that it is still open to interpretation and I feel could be considered a health disclosure if you need to show someone that card.

Asking someone if they have been vaccinated isn't a violation of their right to health privacy. There is nothing from disclosing the info which indicates anything regarding a person's health.

Asking someone to prove they've had a medical procedure performed on them is unquestionably a violation of that right.

So, is it a HIPAA violation to be asked if you've been vaccinated?
Nope. "It is not a violation of federal law for an employer to ask an employee about their vaccination status," Larry Stuart, an employment lawyer in the Houston-based law firm Stuart PC and an adjunct professor at the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University, tells Health. The same goes for businesses and their patrons.

"[HIPAA] in no way prohibits business owners and other individuals from asking people if they have been vaccinated," Alan Meisel, a professor of law and bioethics at the University of Pittsburgh, told USA Today via email. "In fact, it doesn't even prohibit health care entities mentioned above from asking people if they have been vaccinated."

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), too, which administers and enforces laws against workplace discrimination, "has taken the position that an employer can ask that question lawfully, and require an answer to it," Stuart says.

Things get a little trickier when it comes to a business or employer asking why someone is not vaccinated. "If someone has a medical disability that would prevent them from getting vaccinated, they may need to be accommodate by the American Disabilities Act," Stuart says. And, if a person has a religious exemption, that may also need to be accommodated.

All of that said, none of this is even covered under HIPAA. "That only applies if a doctor has personal health information and discloses it," Stuart says. "It's not covered by HIPAA if an employer asks for your vaccination status." If your employer asked your doctor for the information, though, it would be information protected by HIPAA.

That said, just because someone asks about your vaccination status, it doesn't mean you have to disclose it to them. But in that situation—say, if a business asks if you're vaccinated because they require it for entry—that business is well within its rights to deny you entry, should you refuse to disclose your vaccination status.

Basically, the bottom line here: It's not a violation of HIPAA for any employer or business to ask if you've been vaccinated—and while you don't have to divulge that information, be prepared to be denied entry to a store or workplace, if you choose not to.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

Asking someone to prove they've had a medical procedure performed on them is unquestionably a violation of that right.

Technically I was drunk (big surprise) and asked her if she liked a tongue up her ass.

Again, your comprehension needs work.

https://www.health.com/condition/infect ... id-vaccine

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

If you don't like their "no vaccine, no entry" policy, then don't go there. Plenty of bars and choices to buy alcohol out there.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

I don't think anyone has invoked HIPAA.

There is minimally an implied right to privacy throughout the Constitution.

I hope anyone supporting vaccination inquiries doesn't get too upset when Seacrest opens Jesus Doughnut Shop and asks all job applicants if they've ever had an abortion.

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

https://www.health.com/condition/infect ... id-vaccine

Implications are one thing. Actual laws or policies on the books are something else.

If Seacrest wants to waste time asking male applicants at his donut shop if they have had an abortion, he can certainly do so. When said applicants are done laughing at such a dumbass question, they can apply to be your hypothetical hotdog vendor.

The menstrual cycle changes among Hassidic Jewish women was something as well.

So do you think a business could inquire about whether a patron has been taking PrEP and require proof of PrEP prescription to enter?

The menstrual cycle changes among Hassidic Jewish women was something as well.

There are plenty of other bars in Wrigleyville to go drink at. Nisei won't miss you.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

Implications are one thing. Actual laws or policies on the books are something else.

If Seacrest wants to waste time asking male applicants at his donut shop if they have had an abortion, he can certainly do so. When said applicants are done laughing at such a dumbass question, they can apply to be your hypothetical hotdog vendor.

I don't know, JLN, and neither do you. I posted a link that seems to say its perfectly fine and legal for a business/employer to inquire about Covid vaccination status at this point. Maybe that changes in the future.

I don't think anyone has invoked HIPAA.

I don't think anyone has invoked HIPAA.

There is minimally an implied right to privacy throughout the Constitution.

I hope anyone supporting vaccination inquiries doesn't get too upset when Seacrest opens Jesus Doughnut Shop and asks all job applicants if they've ever had an abortion.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

I'm pretty sure I was totally invoking that.

This whole discussion is a ridiculous culmination of governmental regulation about what businesses need to be able to prove/verify/secure in order to operate and be in compliance with the laws in place.

Here's a bunch of laws. You guys figure it out.

But, make sure you do it right.

Strict Constitutionalist Joe is now interpreting implied rights from that sacred document

To be fair, i'm guessing nearly every bar is going to do this for the time being
I saw a post by Sleeping Village on Belmont saying vacc is required until the city moves to phase 5

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.