President-elect Trump and those around him may have some compensation over former White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci when it comes to trust related to medical information, according to a new study.
Latest polls from Axios/Ipsos American Health Index According to the survey, 45% of Americans say they trust information from Fauci about health issues “a lot” or “a lot.” Another 32% said the same about Trump, 30% said the same about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (President Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services), and 25% said the same about billionaire Elon.・The same idea was expressed regarding masks.
President-elect Kennedy and Musk, who will co-lead the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under the incoming Trump administration with biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswami, have previously expressed skepticism about the efficacy and safety of vaccines. expressing an attitude. President Kennedy, a longtime anti-vaccine activist, said in a recent interview that he does not want to retire approved vaccines, but suggested that health agencies need to do more research on them.
President Trump and other Republicans have criticized Fauci, who was the face of the Trump-Biden administration's response to the coronavirus, over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
When asked whether they agree that the United States is “well prepared to deal with a new pandemic or widespread health crisis,” the survey found that 34% of respondents said they “strongly” or “somewhat” agree. answered. A further 65% said they “somewhat” or “strongly” disagreed.
More than half, 54%, said the U.S. government should be responsible for ensuring universal access to health care. About 27% said Americans are responsible for finding their own coverage, but 19% were unsure or skipped the question.
A majority of survey respondents (77%) said the government should ensure that medicines and health care treatments sold in the United States are safe and effective. Only 13% said they were responsible for their own research. About 10 percent said they were unsure or skipped the question.
The Axios/Ipsos survey was conducted among 1,002 people from Dec. 6 to 9 and had a margin of error of 3.3 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level.
