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Americans trust vaccines, school mandates, rejecting Trump agenda, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

On Feb 25, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found a bipartisan majority of U.S. adults say childhood vaccines are safe, challenging federal policy changes, with 84% support overall.
The six-day poll, which closed on Monday, comes as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has steered the government to drop some childhood immunization recommendations and back state exemptions.
The poll found concrete partisan splits in safety ratings, reporting 84% of 4,638 U.S. adults said vaccines are safe, with 92% of Democrats and 81% of Republicans agreeing.
Public health experts caution that weakening school vaccine mandates would lower vaccination rates and increase preventable illness, while 46 states and Washington, D.C. allow exemptions shaping federal policy impact.
The poll also found stronger backing for dietary interventions, noting two-thirds support more federal action to discourage unhealthy eating while just 29% favor fewer recommended vaccines, and 77% said big food companies harm health, aligning with Kennedy’s January dietary guidance.

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