Survey Finds Growing Doubt In MMR Shot, Confusion On RFK Jr.’s Stance

By Jessica Karins / October 31, 2025 at 1:15 PM

Americans’ confidence in the safety of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine has declined since the beginning of the Trump administration, according to a survey released by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania Thursday (Oct. 30), which also found rising doubt about whether vaccines can cause autism and widespread confusion about HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’.s stance on measles vaccination.


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