Most still trust CDC, NIH five years after COVID pandemic declaration: Survey
Most Americans still trust information from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and National Institute of Health (NIH) five years after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Tuesday study from Axios and Ipsos.
Fifty-seven percent of Americans say they have a fair amount or a great deal of trust in information from the NIH, while 40 percent do not trust the institute.
Sixty-two percent of people trust findings from the CDC, a 26 percent drop from before the onset of the pandemic in 2020, while 36 percent of survey takers do not trust their information.
The CDC and NIH have made headlines in recent weeks as the Trump administration has sought to slash spending and reduce the size and scope of the federal government, including firings and funding freezes at the two departments. It also comes as national concerns persist about bird flu as well as a growing measles outbreak in several states.
The survey found that 55 percent of the public said the leaders at the CDC are concerned about the wellbeing of the public and 27 percent disagreed. Fifty-two percent of people believe most employees at the CDC are honest with the public compared to 28 percent of people who do not agree.
A majority of respondents, 85 percent, trust information about health topics from their personal doctor while 13 percent do not have confidence in their data.
The Axios and Ipsos survey also measured respondents' trust in health information from public figures.
Sixty-six percent of respondents said they do not trust health information from President Trump while 31 percent trust his statements. Most survey-takers, 74 percent, said they do not trust health information from Trump adviser and tech billionaire Elon Musk. Twenty-three percent of people do trust information from the tech giant.
Over two thirds of respondents said they do not trust Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s authority on health topics. Just 31 percent said they trusted him while 66 percent stated they did not.
This Axios-Ipsos survey was conducted from Feb. 28 to March 3 with responses from 1,066 adults over the age of 18. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.2 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level.
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