New Jersey on verge of expanding ELECTRONIC VACCINE REGISTRY, suspending consent during “public health emergencies”

In a quiet but alarming move, New Jersey lawmakers are pushing forward legislation that would automatically enroll residents into a statewide electronic vaccine tracking system — without their explicit consent. The bill, S1956, eliminates the requirement for written permission before adding individuals to the New Jersey Immunization Information System (NJIIS), effectively stripping residents of their right to medical privacy. This aggressive expansion of government surveillance follows a disturbing trend: the erosion of informed consent and the normalization of medical coercion under the guise of public health.

Key points:

• New Jersey’s S1956 would automatically enroll residents into a vaccine registry when receiving any immunization, removing the need for explicit consent.
• Opt-out requests could be denied during declared emergencies, outbreaks, or even the threat of an outbreak—granting unchecked power to health officials.
• Health freedom advocates warn the bill is a gateway to broader medical surveillance, enabling discrimination against those who refuse state-mandated vaccines.
• The legislation mirrors Gov. Phil Murphy’s COVID-era executive order, cementing pandemic-era overreach into permanent law.
• Vaccine skeptics and medical freedom advocates argue the registry will be weaponized to pressure compliance, punish dissenters, and segregate the unvaccinated from education, employment, and public life.

The slippery slope of forced enrollment

The NJIIS already tracks immunization records for children born after 1998 unless parents proactively opt out. But S1956 goes further — forcing automatic enrollment for anyone receiving a vaccine, regardless of age. While the bill technically allows opt-outs, the commissioner of health can override these requests during vaguely defined “emergencies,” including the mere threat of an outbreak.

“Now [people are] automatically put into a registry because of any sort of potential threat of any sort of outbreak, even if it’s inapplicable to why the person’s going in,” warned Sen. Holly Schepisi, one of the bill’s Republican opponents.

Dominique Venezia of Children’s Health Defense’s New Jersey chapter called the bill “one big tiptoe to grabbing more data, more surveillance, more track-and-trace.” She warned that rushed pediatrician visits — often just seven minutes long — leave no time for informed consent, let alone explaining registry opt-outs. “Do they even have to inform the parents that there is an opt-out option? I doubt they are going to do that.”

A blueprint for medical tyranny

Electronic vaccine registries are not benign record-keeping tools. They are enforcement mechanisms, enabling governments and corporations to monitor, pressure, and punish those who resist mandated medical interventions. Once fully implemented, these systems can:

• Restrict access to schools, jobs, and public services based on vaccination status.
• Share private medical data with insurers, employers, and other third parties.
• Enable targeted harassment of vaccine-hesitant families through “health and safety” home visits.

This is not hypothetical. During COVID-19, governments worldwide used vaccine passports to segregate the unvaccinated, barring them from travel, dining, and even medical care. New Jersey’s bill lays the groundwork for similar abuses, all under the pretext of “disease control.”

Rewriting the bill: A pro-freedom alternative

S1956 is a violation of medical privacy and informed consent, paving the way for surveillance and discrimination, and providing a basis for vaccine passports. The bill should be replaced with medical freedom provisions, enshrined into NJ law. These provisions should include:

• Explicit consent required—No automatic enrollment; individuals must opt in.
• No emergency overrides—Opt-out requests cannot be denied, even during outbreaks.
• Strict data privacy—Prohibits sharing registry information with insurers, employers, or other non-medical entities.
• Anti-discrimination safeguards—Bars schools, employers, and healthcare providers from penalizing those who refuse vaccination or registry enrollment.

An amendment like this prioritizes informed consent—a cornerstone of ethical medicine—over government coercion.

The bigger picture: A war on medical freedom

New Jersey’s bill is part of a nationwide push to eliminate vaccine exemptions, expand forced tracking, and punish dissent. From HPV mandates for minors to flu shot requirements for college students, the medical-industrial complex is tightening its grip, using fear—not science—to justify unprecedented control over personal health decisions. If S1956 passes, New Jersey will join a growing list of states treating citizens as biometric data points rather than free individuals. The time to resist is now—before the next “emergency” makes resistance impossible.

Sources include:

ChildrensHealthDefense.org

NJ1015.com

Pub.NJLeg.gov [PDF]