Overview

• Only about half of U.S. adults say they trust the CDC for reliable vaccine information, the lowest level since the pandemic and down sharply among Democrats.
• Fifty-nine percent disapprove of Kennedy’s performance as HHS secretary, and roughly six in ten disapprove of his handling of vaccine policy.
• Public views on the Tylenol–autism claim are largely unsettled: 4% call it definitely true, 35% say definitely false, and most fall into a malleable middle.
• Partisan gaps are stark, with about 57% of Republicans and 12% of Democrats saying the claim is definitely or probably true, while medical groups and regulators say causation is unproven.
• In reported remarks at a White House cabinet meeting Thursday, Kennedy suggested circumcision-related Tylenol exposure could raise autism risk, even as he acknowledged the evidence is not dispositive.