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Poll: Trust in federal health agencies dropped sharply during Trump’s first year

Poll: Trust in federal health agencies dropped sharply during Trump’s first year

Summary

A new poll shows that trust in federal health agencies, especially the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), went down a lot during President Donald Trump’s first year in office. The drop also became strongly linked to political party differences.

Key Facts

  • The poll was done by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the de Beaumont Foundation’s Public Health Listening Lab.
  • It focused on how much people trust federal health agencies like the CDC.
  • Trust declined sharply during President Trump’s first year in the second term.
  • The decline in trust is connected to deep political divisions.
  • The CDC saw the biggest drop in public trust among federal health institutions.
  • The poll reflects changes in public opinion amid government health policies and communication.
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