Polls Show Majority Trump Voters Support Routine Vaccines

Recent polling reveals broad bipartisan support for routine childhood vaccines, including among President Donald Trump's own voters, with high approval rates for vaccines such as measles, hepatitis B, and tetanus. Despite this, Florida's Republican-led government is advancing plans to eliminate all vaccine mandates in public schools, a move endorsed by Mehmet Oz and reflective of a broader anti-vaccine stance within parts of the GOP that contradicts public opinion data. Ahead of a contentious Senate Finance Committee hearing for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a poll conducted by Republican strategists Tony Fabrizio and Bob Ward was shared with GOP lawmakers, highlighting that while COVID-19 vaccine support is divided, traditional vaccines maintain strong backing across party lines. The administration's overhaul of federal vaccine policies, including firing the CDC vaccine advisory panel and promoting controversial vaccine testing guidelines, has sparked criticism from medical groups and former HHS employees and is seen as a political liability for Republicans. This tension underscores a disconnect between the Trump administration's health agenda and the mainstream American electorate's support for established vaccination programs.