((The hill) – Less than half of the Americans believe that federal health authorities such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the centers for the control and prevention of diseases (CDC) can carry out vital parts of their work, as the guarantee of recent vaccines are secure, show recent survey results.
Five years after the beginning of Covid 19 pandemic, 42 percent of people in the United States believe that federal health authorities can react effectively after outbreaks of infectious diseases, so a survey Published on Tuesday by the non -profit KFF.
The results of the survey show that 46 percent of American adults are confident that the FDA, CDC and other health authorities can ensure that prescription medication are secure and effective for public utilize.
In the meantime, 45 percent of the Americans are of the opinion that the federal health authorities can ensure that vaccines are secure and effective, and about 60 percent believe that the FDA and the CDC have at least one “reasonable trust” that they can provide precise information on vaccines.
Another 32 percent of people are confident that, according to the survey, these agencies can act “regardless of the outside without interference”.
In 2023, KFF carried out a similar survey and found that the general level of trust in the federal health agencies has remained largely unchanged.
However, the survey results on Tuesday show a significant shift in these agencies, since the secretary of the Trump administration and the health and human service, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
“There is a remarkably low level of trust in the scientific authorities of the nation that are shaped by partisan perspectives, and that is a real danger to the country if and when another pandemic is striking,” said Kff President and CEO Drew Altman.
In 2023, 86 percent of the Americans, who identified as Democrats, stated the FDA as a reliable source for vaccine information and 88 percent said that they trusted the CDC that, according to KFF, they provided reliable information on vaccines.
This percentage has dropped dramatically, and 67 percent of the Democrats believe that the FDA delivers reliable vaccine information and trust 70 percent of the CDC to do so, according to the KFF survey on Tuesday.
Republicans now trust an agency when it comes to vaccines.
Now 52 percent of Americans who identify as Republicans trust the FDA to provide precise information about vaccines, and 51 percent trust in the CDC to do the same.
In 2023, however, 42 percent of the FDA republicans trusted to publish reliable vaccine information, and 51 percent felt the same way through the CDC.
This survey was carried out in English and Spanish from April 8th to 15th, 2025 of 1,380 US people in English and Spanish. The sales edge is plus or minus 3 percentage points.
