USA TODAY
Social media users quickly corrected Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott after he declined to say if he has received a COVID-19 vaccine, citing a medical privacy law.
Asked at a press conference on Friday if he has received a vaccine, Prescott responded, “I don’t necessarily think that’s exactly important,” and then added, “I think that’s HIPAA.”
HIPAA, an acronym commonly used for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, is a federal regulation that makes it illegal for certain offices and organizations, like health care providers and insurers, to share a patient’s medical records without explicit permission, among other rules.