Health Information and Trust
The monitor
KFF’s latest Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust finds that trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for reliable vaccine information remains at its lowest point since the COVID-19 pandemic began amid recent drops in trust among Democrats. These findings as well as data from dozens of past KFF polls are now available on KFF’s new Health Information and Trust Polling dashboard, which includes key insights and long-term trends from KFF’s polling on health information and trust over the years.
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Polling
Trust and Confidence in the CDC Remain at Low Point After Changes to Recommended Childhood Vaccines
Weeks after the Trump administration reduced the number of childhood vaccine recommended for routine use, public trust in the CDC is at its lowest since the COVID-19 pandemic, and less than half are confident in federal agencies’ ability to make such recommendations. Among those who have heard about the revised recommendations, more say they expect the changes to have a negative impact than a positive one on children’s health. Read the News Release.
Interactive Dashboard: KFF Polling on Health Information and Trust
Drawing on KFF’s poll findings, this interactive dashboard tracks the public’s trusted sources for health information, attitudes toward vaccines, and use of news, social media, and AI for health-related information. It provides visual representations of the key trends in the public’s trust in health information and tracks exposure to and belief in false and unproven health claims.
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