Jasmine Mithani
Interim Data and Technology Reporter
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One day after the Trump administration announced an unproven link between taking Tylenol during pregnancy and autism, the vast majority of Americans were familiar with the claim, which had already been widely reported. But a new survey by KFF , a nonpartisan health policy organization, also shows that Republican women are significantly more likely to lean toward believing the administration’s claim.
The survey, fielded last month and released Thursday, reveals the ways partisanship drives how willing someone is to believe a health claim. This comes as trust in institutions like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plummets under anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Ke