More Americans Have Doubts About Value of Childhood Vaccinations
According to a Gallup survey conducted in July 2024, there is growing skepticism in the United States about the value of the government’s recommended childhood vaccination schedule. The survey showed that only 40 percent of adults in the U.S. agreed that it is “extremely important” for parents to vaccinate their children. This represents a steep […]
Gallup Poll: More Americans Dissatisfied With Quality of Health Care
A recently released Gallup poll revealed that, for the first time in 20 years, less than half of all Americans are very satisfied with the quality of the health care system in the United States. The poll indicated that only 48 percent of Americans rated the quality of the health care system as “excellent”—a notable […]
The Biggest COVID-19 Vaccine Skeptics? Frontline Health Care Workers
Opinion | What do frontline health care workers and first responders know about COVID-19 vaccines that politicians and their public health advisers don’t? According to a January analysis by Gallup, 51 percent of health care workers and first responders polled in December 2020 were unconvinced of the merits of getting vaccinated, even if the vaccine “was […]
Pharma’s Public Pledge On COVID-19 Vaccines
On Sept. 8, 2020, nine pharmaceutical companies working on COVID-19 vaccines signed a pledge saying they would not submit their experimental vaccines to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unless they were shown to be both safe and efficacious in the Phase 3 human clinical trials.1 2 3 4 5 The pledge, signed by […]
Gallup Poll Shows Fewer Americans Trust Vaccines
Story Highlights A Gallup poll in December of 2019 revealed that fewer people in the U.S. feel that vaccines are very important compared to a 2001 Gallup poll, a trend that was first noted in 2015. The poll also found there is an increased perception of both advantages and disadvantages of vaccines compared to 2001, […]
