Only half of U.S. adults trust the CDC's public health recommendations, poll finds
Summary
Only half of U.S. adults currently trust the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for public health advice, a drop from 77% last year. Trust levels have fallen among most groups since President Donald Trump began his second term, with Republican voters as the only group showing a slight increase in trust.Key Facts
- 50% of Americans trust the CDC’s public health recommendations now, down from 77% last year.
- The poll was done by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the de Beaumont Foundation.
- Trust in federal public health advice has dropped for half of Americans since President Trump started his second term.
- Republican voters' trust in the CDC increased slightly from 63% to 67%.
- Trust declined across most groups: men, women, white, Black, Hispanic, urban, suburban, rural, college-educated, non-college-educated, Democrats, and independents.
- The poll surveyed 2,205 U.S. adults.
Read the Full Article
This is a fact-based summary from The Actual News. Click below to read the complete story directly from the original source.