Alex Montero

@alex-kff.bsky.social

Public Opinion Survey Analyst, KFF https://www.kff.org/polling/

Today KFF launched an interactive health information and trust polling dashboard including new data on trusted sources of health information and an interactive timeline showing how trust in the CDC has changed over time, along with data from dozens of past polls www.kff.org/public-opini...

KFF Polling on Health Information and Trust | KFF

Drawing on KFF's poll findings, this interactive dashboard tracks the public’s trusted sources for health information, attitudes toward vaccines, and use of news, social media, and AI for health-relat...

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⚡ KFF’s Alex Montero explains that Secretary Kennedy’s efforts to narrow the childhood vaccine schedule doesn’t reflect the views of most parents, but KFF polling suggests it may have more appeal among President Trump’s base. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/49qOSVN

KFF split bar chart titled “Prior to Recent Changes to the Childhood Vaccine Schedule, A Quarter of Parents Said the CDC Recommended Too Many Childhood Vaccines, Rising to Half Among MAGA-Supporting Republican Parents.” The chart shows the percent of parents who say the CDC recommends too many, about the right amount, or not enough vaccines, or who say they are not sure. Results shown by total parents, age, party identification, and MAGA and non-MAGA Republicans.

With mRNA vaccines coming under attack in some states, KFF's latest poll finds most of the public is uncertain if mRNA vaccines can change your DNA - a commonly circulated myth. Few think this false claim is definitely true, but larger shares are open to believing it on.kff.org/3Z2MaRG

KFF stacked bar chart showing the shares of U.S. adults, including by party ID and race/ethnicity, who say the false claim that mRNA vaccines can change DNA is definitely true, probably true, probably false, or definitely false