Americans apparently trust healthcare professionals more than FDA, CDC

By Chris Newmarker | May 14, 2021

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As the U.S. tries to reach a post-COVID-19 pandemic “normal,” Americans are placing more trust in nurses and doctors than agencies such as the CDC and FDA, according to a new survey from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

The survey took place Feb. 11 – March 15, 2021 among a nationally representative, probability-based sample of 1,305 adults. Go to our sister site Medical Design & Outsourcing to find out more about the results.

Filed Under: Infectious Disease
Tagged With: CDC, FDA, Harvard University, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Chris Newmarker

Chris Newmarker is the executive editor of WTWH Media life science's news websites and publications including MassDevice, Medical Design & Outsourcing and more. A professional journalist of 18 years, he is a veteran of UBM (now Informa) and The Associated Press whose career has taken him from Ohio to Virginia, New Jersey and, most recently, Minnesota. He’s covered a wide variety of subjects, but his focus over the past decade has been business and technology. He holds bachelor’s degrees in journalism and political science from Ohio State University. Connect with him on LinkedIn or email at cnewmarker@wtwhmedia.com.