1. La pérdida de credibilidad en el CDC, la FDA y el NIH.
La politización de las agencias de salud pública y el nombramiento de figuras controvertidas han debilitado la confianza de los ciudadanos en las recomendaciones científicas oficiales, generando incertidumbre ante futuras crisis sanitarias.
- How can we trust what Trump and RFK, Jr. Say about anything? I've always trusted the CDC and the NIH. We've participated in WHO and always were the first to show up in any emergencies especially health crises. Now we're isolated and removed from real science and medicine.
- I hate that I can no longer trust US government sites for science-based information. A survey found that people reading the CDC's revised, uncertainty-based statement on vaccines and autism were more likely to agree that vaccines might cause adverse events.
- The current administration doesn't want trust in any government institutions. They want to gut the CDC because they clearly don't understand the value of science. This has been going on since Reagan.
2. Desinformación sobre vacunas y el resurgimiento de enfermedades prevenibles.
La difusión de teorías desacreditadas desde altos cargos de la administración ha provocado una caída en las tasas de vacunación infantil, abriendo la puerta al retorno de enfermedades que ya se consideraban controladas.
- US drowning in misinformation under RFK Jr., autism advocates say health officials in Trump administration were accused of fueling crisis of public trust over autism and vaccines. Misinformation from top health officials in the Trump administration has created a crisis of public trust.
- A perfect example of how people take advantage of those desperate for an answer, do the research, verify, don't blindly trust. The measles outbreaks are prime examples of trusting idiots that claim vaccines are bad and look at the idiot they put in charge of HHS.
- A new poll shows more Americans doubt vaccine safety than trust it. That is devastating for public health. And let's be clear, this didn't happen by accident. It's been fueled by people like RFK Jr. Spreading doubt for years.
3. Desconfianza ante nuevas amenazas sanitarias: El caso del hantavirus.
El brote de hantavirus ha puesto a prueba la comunicación gubernamental. La ciudadanía, marcada por la gestión de la pandemia de COVID-19, duda de la veracidad de los informes oficiales y de la capacidad de respuesta del Estado.
- This morning I googled hantavirus to learn more about them. The first non-news link was to the cdc.gov website and I hesitated because I don't know how reliable their info is under RFK. That's sad. Reduced trust in these institutions does serious harm that's hard to quantify.
- The scariest part of the hanta situation is actually that I can't trust any public health entity after the catastrophic way they handled COVID denialism of it being airborne and continue to ignore and even promote anti-vax propaganda. How will anyone navigate their health at all?
- Do you trust the government to handle the hantavirus outbreak? Vote in the poll above or click here.
4. Los profesionales locales como el último bastión de confianza.
A pesar del desplome de la credibilidad en los líderes políticos y directores de agencias federales, los ciudadanos siguen manifestando un alto nivel de confianza en sus médicos de cabecera y en los científicos de carrera.
- Our recent survey showed that Americans have more trust in career scientists at US health agencies than the leaders of those agencies. Only 5% of US adults were very confident in the leaders, vs. 18% in career scientists.
- The silver lining in this story is that the opposite is also true. Consistent access to a doctor directly increases trust in facts. Surveys show that while Americans have lost some trust in medical institutions, they continue to trust their personal doctors as the top source for health information.
- Voters trust medical professionals more than health influencers and Trump officials.