Trust in Science and Medicine?

Fall 2025

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Surveys of shifting U.S. attitudes reveal concerning trends — and some surprises

In April 2020, just a few months after the first documented case of COVID-19 in the United States, a survey conducted by a newly formed research group called the COVID States Project found that about 70 percent of Americans had a great deal of trust in doctors and hospitals to handle the pandemic. Yet over the course of the pandemic, the researchers found, that confidence steadily declined, even as the COVID-19 vaccines made their way through clinical trials and into the arms of most Americans.

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