The HHS heads’ personal issues with vaccine are turning people, and the courts, away from his views and directions….
The Politics of the situation IS moving away from Kennedy….
Just 6 in 10 Americans now trust the government’s vaccination recommendations for children, according to the Axios-Ipsos American Health Index, reflecting the dramatic erosion of public trust during the tenure of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- At the same time, nearly 1 in 3 Americans say they personally identify with Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” movement.
The big picture: Vaccines are becoming a third rail in administration efforts to overhaul America’s public health system before the midterm elections, to the consternation of some of Kennedy’s most ardent supporters.
- Trust in the current childhood vaccination schedule — which was dramatically overhauled in January to more closely align with Denmark’s — now stands at 60%, down from 71% when we asked the question last June.
- On Monday, a federal judge blocked Kennedy from carrying out key vaccine policy changes, including the recommendations for kids.
Zoom in: The poll shows Americans overwhelmingly trust pediatricians over the administration for medical advice.
- 35% said they place more confidence in the American Academy of Pediatrics while 8% said they have more confidence in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rest said they have equal confidence in both, don’t know, or don’t have confidence in either.
- 70% have little or no trust in health information from Kennedy, which, for context, is actually marginally better than respondents’ mistrust in President Trump or congressional Republicans or Democrats.
- 68% also said they have little or no trust in health information from surgeon general nominee Casey Means, compared with 28% who have a great deal or fair amount of trust.
Between the lines: Declining trust in the federal government is largely fueled by Democrats who say policies are being driven by Trump appointees rather than career scientists. But trust also has slid among independents.
The other side: Other parts of Kennedy’s agenda aimed at cleaning up the food supply and addressing chronic diseases have broader support….
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