Reliability of CDC Data Falls Double Digits Among Voters

Publication Date: 12/16/2025 5:00 AM CST

Reliability of CDC Data Falls Double Digits Among Voters

Publication: 12/16/2025 5:00 AM CST

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Fifty-eight percent (58%) of registered voters say the advice issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on childhood vaccines is at least Somewhat Reliable, with 22% saying it is Very Reliable.
- One third (34%) say CDC advice is not reliable, with 13% saying it is Not at All Reliable.
- In September, voters were more optimistic, with 70% viewing CDC advice as at least Somewhat reliable, and only 24% saying it is not reliable.
- In September, 80% of Democrats said CDC advice was at least Somewhat Reliable, but that number has now fallen to 61%.
- Among Republicans, trust in CDC data has fallen from 64% in September to 55% currently.
According to Parents for Health Choice, in 1983, children received 11 shots/24 doses, and in 2023, they received 58 shots/76 doses.
One third (35%) say children in America receive too many vaccines, and 19% say they receive too few.
- Four in 10 (40%) believe the number of vaccines children receive is about right.
- More Republicans (47%) than Democrats (27%) say children are given too many vaccines.
- Similarly, more voters with children at home (53%) than those with no children at home (27%) say too many vaccines are on the schedule.
- These views haven't changed much since February.
A plurality (29%) of voters say CDC should be responsible for deciding which vaccines are required for children to enroll in school.
- One quarter (25%) say the Parents should be responsible.
- Fewer believe the government or schools should decide on required vaccines to enroll in school: 10% say federal government, 14% say state government, and 13% say local schools and school boards.
- A small minority (5%) say there should be no requirements.
- Not surprisingly, political persuasion shows differing views, with 32% of Republicans favoring parents, and 41% of Democrats favoring the CDC.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, December 10-11, 2025. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.