Recent Changes in Federal Vaccine Recommendations: What’s the Impact on Insurance Coverage?
This policy watch provides an overview of recent changes to federal vaccine recommendations in the U.S. and what they mean for insurance coverage.
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Skepticism About Vaccines and Response to Bird Flu — The Monitor
FeatureThis volume shares findings from the latest KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust, along with updates from Robert Kennedy Jr’s senate hearings. It also examines distrust in public health messaging about bird flu, motivations for sharing information online, and how fraudulent research can sometimes inform AI chatbot models.
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KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: COVID-19 Vaccine Update
FeatureAs federal vaccine policy changes, this poll finds that most adults do not expect to get a COVID-19 vaccine this fall , and many parents are confused and uncertain about whether the vaccine is recommended for healthy children this year. About one in five adults nationally say the changes to vaccine policy are making people safer, while more than a third say they are making people less safe.
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KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: Tylenol-Autism Link and Vaccine Policies
Poll FindingFollowing the Trump administration’s warning last month that using acetaminophen – the active ingredient in Tylenol – during pregnancy can increase the risk of autism in children, very few adults say the claim about a causal relationship is “definitely true,” though much of the public is uncertain whether to believe it. Trust in the CDC to provide reliable vaccine information has fallen to a new low.
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Flu Vaccination Rates by Race/Ethnicity
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Child Flu Vaccination Rates by Age
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Adult Flu Vaccination Rates by Age
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KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: Vaccine Safety and Trust
Poll FindingAs the Trump administration overhauls government health agencies, partisan trust in these agencies on vaccines has shifted and few express confidence in their ability to carry out key tasks. Most adults are confident in the safety of routine vaccines, but the COVID-19 vaccines remain polarizing with many uncertain about false claims regarding mRNA technology.
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Social Media Content Moderation Policies and False Claims that COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Cancer — The Monitor
FeatureThis volume examines recent social media and AI policy changes; conflicting studies on COVID-19 vaccines and cancer; ACOG guidance on contraceptive misinformation; an alternative to the CDC’s MMWR; the Texas AG’s Tylenol lawsuit; and findings from a recent KFF Tracking Poll on trust in health care apps and websites that use AI.
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MAGA and MAHA Parents Are More Likely Than Others To Think the CDC Was Recommending Too Many Childhood Vaccines
Quick InsightsSecretary Kennedy's efforts to narrow the childhood vaccine schedule does not reflect the views of most parents, but KFF polling suggests it may have more appeal among President Trump's base.