As COVID-19 Divisions, Attacks, and Misinformation Take Their Toll, Less Than Half of the Public Is Confident That the CDC and FDA Can Carry Out Core Functions
KFF Health News
Five years after the start of COVID-19 pandemic and the communications challenges, divisions, and false claims that followed, less than half of the public say they have at least some confidence in the federal government’s health agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to carry out many of their core responsibilities, a new KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust finds.
The low levels of confidence apply to federal agencies’ ability to ensure the safety and effectiveness of prescription drugs (46% express at least some confidence) and vaccines (45%), and to respond to outbreaks of infectious diseases (42%). Even fewer (32%) express at least “some” confidence in the agencies to act independently without interference from outside interests.
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