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How Do Americans View Childhood Vaccines, Vaccine Research and Policy?
Republican support for public school MMR vaccine requirements continues to slide
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- How Do Americans View Childhood Vaccines, Vaccine Research and Policy?
- Majority of Americans are confident that childhood vaccines are highly effective against serious illness
- Confidence in childhood vaccine effectiveness and safety
- Higher confidence in childhood vaccines among older Americans and those with more education
- 84% of Americans say the benefits of the MMR vaccine outweigh the risks
- Since 2019, Republicans and Democrats have diverged in their views of the MMR vaccine
- Republican support for public school MMR vaccine requirements continues to slide
- Views of what influences medical scientists’ childhood vaccine research findings differs by party
- 73% of U.S. adults say scientists should have a major role in policy decisions about childhood vaccines
- Far more Republicans than Democrats say parents with young children should have a major role in policy decisions about childhood vaccines
- About two-thirds of Americans say childhood vaccines help protect both vaccinated children and the local community from serious illness