RFK Jr. splinters Americans over vaccines and food regulation
Briefly

Eighty-seven percent of survey respondents said the government should do more to ensure food is safe, and 90% said food safety guidelines should be easier for the average American to understand. Independents often align with Republicans on some agenda points, such as concerns about children taking too many prescription medications. A Gallup poll showed 93% of Democratic voters view childhood vaccination as extremely or very important versus 52% of Republican voters. A Pew survey found 43% of adults disapprove of Kennedy's performance and 36% approve, with about half of each party holding favorable views of HHS.
By the numbers: Kennedy's push to improve Americans' food supply has significant support from voters across the political spectrum. A whopping 87% of respondents in an Axios-Ipsos survey conducted in June said the government should do more to make sure food is safe. 90% said it should be easier for the average American to understand food safety guidelines, something Kennedy has said he's working on.
Yes, but: There's a widening partisan split over the importance of childhood vaccines, according to a Gallup poll conducted in July. 93% of Democratic and Democrat-leaning voters said it's extremely or very important that parents get their kids vaccinated, and another 6% called it somewhat important. That's compared to 52% of Republican and Republican-leaning voters who said childhood vaccination is extremely or very important, though another 26% said it was somewhat important.
Read at Axios
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