According to a recent survey from Axios-Ipsos, Americans’ confidence in health information provided by the federal government has waned compared to last year.
Out of those surveyed, just 53% indicated they have a great deal or fair amount of trust in the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), dropping from 62% in March 2025. The percentage of Americans who claim to have “great deal” of trust in the CDC also fell sharply, from 23% to 11% over the same timeframe, as noted in the poll.
The CDC has not yet responded to inquiries from the Daily Caller News Foundation regarding this issue.
Trust in healthcare information from President Donald Trump is similarly down, with only 20% of Americans expressing confidence, a decrease from 31% in March 2025, according to the survey. Additionally, just 25% of respondents trust information coming from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which is a dip from 31% in March 2025.
The Axios-Ipsos survey also revealed that a mere 25% of U.S. adults trust congressional Democrats on health matters, with an even lower 20% extending the same trust to congressional Republicans.
Kennedy remarked in a post on Sept. 3, 2025, that the CDC “once stood as the world’s most trusted guardian of public health,” but has lost that status due to “bureaucracy, politicized science, and mission creep.” He emphasized the need to restore the CDC’s focus on infectious disease and rebuild trust through transparency and competence.
The CDC once stood as the world’s most trusted guardian of public health. But bureaucracy, politicized science, and mission creep corroded its mission and destroyed public trust. My mission is clear: restore the CDC’s focus on infectious disease, drive innovation, and rebuild trust through transparency and competence.
— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) September 3, 2025
According to a report from The Scientist on January 26, 46% of CDC databases that used to be updated frequently are now outdated.
In late September, the CDC made a revision to its firearm injury webpage to address language that minimized the instances of guns being used for self-defense, as previously reported by DCNF.
This Axios-Ipsos American Health Index survey was conducted from September 25-28 and included a nationally representative probability sample of 1,122 U.S. adults.
