If you give written permission, the provider can disclose if you have been vaccinated against this virus. That could easily be part of what you sign when you get the vaccine, that you give them permission to report that you got it. I assume you have to sign something when you show up for the vaccine. This may be in the release already as far as I would know, not having seen one.
I took the Pfizer vax in North Texas last week. They scan your ID the QR code and bar codes in the back which contains your thumb prints and picture in digital form in Texas then they scanned your entry barcode which is your unique County level vaccination it number then they scanned the vial of the vaccine which had the manufacturer and batch number on it. The card that u are provided with proof of first dose also has all those numbers on it and a place for the second dose information. And yes absolutely the signed release had that the County can keep all that information in a database and provide it to the state health department on request. Why would anyone think vaccination would be anonymous is just crazy. They are required by Federal law to record this as well and that stands for all other communicable diseases such as polio , TB, smallpox, measles all those vaccines are also reported to the Fed’s.
Point two as was pointed out by some intelligent FRiend up thread hippa was passed to do one thing protect the gays with aids from being dropped or denied insurance or jobs. The limits apply to “covered entities” contract carrier’s such as airlines are specifically not covered by that law nor are your employers my last corp job required people to take yearly health screenings for insurance coverage they did the screenings not the insurance company to get around Hippa. Smoking was an extra $100 per person per month and they blood tested for nicotine, being over weight yup another hundred. High BP not on medication for it $100 all perfectly legal and Texas is a right to work state refuse and they can let you go for no fault you just are not needed any more you cannot use them for that people tried they lost and in Texas you pay the other sides legal expenses if you lose a civil suit. Freedom.cuts both ways we don’t get forced into unions but employment is purely at their will because of that.