Only 50% of Americans say they trust the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations to improve public health right now, down from 77% last year, according to a new poll released Tuesday by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the de Beaumont Foundation. And half of Americans trust federal public health recommendations less since President Donald Trump began his second term, the poll found.
The only group for whom trust in the CDC has increased over the past year are Republican voters — 67% this year, slightly up from 63% when the poll was conducted in
Our editorial team includes several staff writers, each contributing their specialized knowledge to enhance the depth and breadth of our event and story coverage.