70% Say that CDC Advice on Childhood Vaccines Is Reliable

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• Seven in 10 registered voters (70%) say that the childhood vaccine advice provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reliable.
  • Nine percent (9%) say the CDC’s advice is not at all reliable.
• Over one quarter (26%) of registered voters agree that the CDC should be responsible for deciding which vaccines are required for children to enroll in school.
  • One in four (25%) say that parents should be responsible.
• Sixty-two percent (62%) say that parents should be allowed to opt out of vaccines for their children for reasons of religion or conscience.
  • One quarter (27%) disagree.
• Half (50%) of voters take all recommended vaccines, and only 8% opt out of all vaccines.
  • Sixty-three percent (63%) of Democrats take all vaccines, while only 40% of Republicans reported taking them all.