Who do most people trust for their public health information and advice?

According to a new survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania, a nationally representative sample of 1,650 U.S. adults found that the vast majority of them trust their own doctor and not RFK Jr.

Not surprisingly, it is still their primary care provider and professional medical organizations, like the American Academy of Pediatrics!

What about RFK Jr?

Not so much…

Who to Trust About Public Health Information and Advice?

Well, except for those folks whose livelihood depends on the kind of misinformation and propaganda that RFK Jr spins.

I’m pretty confident that, as usual, James Lyons-Weiler doesn’t know what he is talking about.

They are still all in and seem to remain confident that RFK Jr is doing the right things.

Other people?

Not so much…

“AAP vs. CDC: On vaccinating newborns for hepatitis B, Americans say they are more likely to accept the advice of the American Academy of Pediatrics than the CDC by nearly a 4-1 margin.”
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According to a new survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania, a nationally representative sample of 1,650 U.S. adults found that the vast majority of them trust their own doctor and not RFK Jr.

That’s reassuring news!

According to the poll, Americans are also twice as likely to accept the recommendation of the AMA than the CDC when it comes to vaccine safety when the two disagree.

I guess that’s why, even while anti-vaccine rhetoric has been peaking the last few years, the number of newborns who didn’t get a birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine was only down 10%.

It also reinforces the idea that pediatricians should not be pushing out families who question vaccines out of their office, requiring them to stick to an all or none immunization policy.

We know from this and other polls and surveys that parents trust their pediatrician and turn to them for good advice, especially when they are anxious and have been scared by anti-vaccine influencers.

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