"Roughly seven in 10 people have a moderate or greater amount of trust that vaccine scientists act in the public interest, according to the new poll."
"The public has an anchored awareness of the benefits of vaccination, says APPC director Kathleen Hall Jamieson."
"That should be reassuring to public health experts who have voiced increasing concern that the U.S.'s decades of success in eliminating diseases such as polio and measles may have made the public unaware of vaccination's benefits."
"Meanwhile measles has broken out across the U.S., killing three people last year, while pertussis, or whooping cough, remains a concern."
A recent U.S. survey reveals that 69% of Americans have moderate to great trust in vaccine scientists, comparable to trust in other scientists. This finding comes amid declining vaccination rates and increased skepticism, particularly from figures like Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. The survey, conducted by the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center, included 1,650 participants. Public health experts express concern that past successes in disease elimination may have led to a diminished awareness of vaccination benefits, even as outbreaks of diseases like measles occur.
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