WASHINGTON, D.C. - A recent poll of 1,005 national voters shows that 59% trust health agencies such as the CDC and FDA, while 36% do not, leaving only 5% undecided. Children's Health Defense commissioned the online national survey, which was conducted in November 2024 by Zogby Strategies. The overall margin of sampling error is +/- 3.2 percentage points, with subgroups having higher margins.
Federal health agencies have long faced a lack of trust from the American public. However, this distrust goes deeper than simple ideological bias. The polarization seen during and after the COVID-19 pandemic has widened the trust gap between the government and the public. The survey shows that even among moderates, 33% do not trust the CDC and FDA, while 60% do trust them, leaving 7% undecided.
In the survey, 41% of voters believe the government mishandled or failed to handle the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to 53% who think it managed the pandemic well or did the best it could. However, only 13% of respondents said the government handled the pandemic effectively.
The poll also showed that fewer than half of the surveyed individuals supported government vaccine mandates. The group most opposed to vaccine mandates consisted of 45- —to 64-year-olds, of whom 55% oppose them.
Additionally, more than half (57%) of poll respondents believed that vaccine manufacturers should lose their immunity from legal action and expressed that the public should be able to sue if a vaccine caused them harm.
“This data highlights a significant loss of trust in our regulatory agencies. Allowing this distrust to persist will further undermine the public’s confidence in our healthcare organizations,” said Mary Holland, Esq., CEO of Children’s Health Defense. “We must emphasize that if the government wishes to regain credibility, it must recognize the realities of vaccines. Until that happens, Americans are less likely to heed their guidance, and the remaining public faith in these institutions will ultimately vanish.”
John Zogby Strategies, an independent market research firm, conducted an online national poll of 1,005 registered likely voters for the 2024 general election, with an overall margin of sampling error of +/- 3.2 percentage points. Subgroups exhibit higher error margins. Secure invitations were sent to a random sample of our nationwide panel of approximately 15 million adults via email, text-to-web, and API. Survey participants were screened based on age, voter registration status, and likelihood to vote. Minor weights were applied to ensure that the sample accurately represented the population’s age, education level, gender, political affiliation, race, and geographic region.
More information about the poll can be found here.
Review the complete polling data here.
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