Analyzing four national surveys conducted between February 2020 and October 2024, this study found that the percentage of American adults reporting high confidence in the CDC had dropped sharply by mid-2022. Trust in other major institutions, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and state health departments, also fell significantly, highlighting the lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public opinion.
Interestingly, the study found that trust in local health actors fared better over time. Although confidence in local health departments and personal doctors fell during the early pandemic years, it improved between 2022 and 2024, with trust in local health departments increasing by 19 percent and confidence in personal doctors rising by 5 percent. Meanwhile, public confidence in the White House’s handling of health crises also saw a modest increase, growing from 29 percent in 2020 to 39 percent by 2024.
To read how a growing number of voices – scientists, doctors, and ordinary observers alike – are raising new concerns about the safety of the mRNA vaccines used against COVID-19, see this article on our website.
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Four discrete cross-sectional surveys from 2020-2024 reveal US adults reporting high confidence in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) dropped from 82 percent in February 2020 to a low of 56 percent in June 2022, according to a study published in the PLOS Global Public Health journal.
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Analyzing four national surveys conducted between February 2020 and October 2024, this study found that the percentage of American adults reporting high confidence in the CDC had dropped sharply by mid-2022. Trust in other major institutions, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and state health departments, also fell significantly, highlighting the lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public opinion.
Interestingly, the study found that trust in local health actors fared better over time. Although confidence in local health departments and personal doctors fell during the early pandemic years, it improved between 2022 and 2024, with trust in local health departments increasing by 19 percent and confidence in personal doctors rising by 5 percent. Meanwhile, public confidence in the White House’s handling of health crises also saw a modest increase, growing from 29 percent in 2020 to 39 percent by 2024.
To read how a growing number of voices – scientists, doctors, and ordinary observers alike – are raising new concerns about the safety of the mRNA vaccines used against COVID-19, see this article on our website.
Dr. Rath Health Foundation
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