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Many Americans don't trust their public health system during COVID-19 pandemic, survey shows Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT The U.S. public health system was thrust into the limelight by the coronavirus pandemic, and a survey published Thursday found many Americans aren't happy with its performance. According to the survey, conducted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in February through March, ratings of nation’s public health system declined from 43% in 2009 to 34% in 2021.  Positive ratings for ...

Poll Finds Public Health Has A Trust Problem at 9:01 pm NPR "I don't trust them — I don't," says Sandra Wallace. She's 60 and owns a construction company in Arizona. To her, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidance has been inconsistent. "It's all over the board," she says. "They say one thing one minute and then turn around and say another the next minute." Wallace was one of the respondents in a poll published Thursday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The survey of 1,305 people was conducted fro...

View Comments Fully vaccinated Americans can discard masks and the need for social distancing outdoors and in most indoors settings, the CDC said Thursday in a dramatic announcement after months of mostly cautious measures. The new guidelines announced by Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, represent a major step toward a return to normalcy for a nation battered and at times divided by a pandemic that has lasted more than a year. "Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, without wearing a ma...

New CDC rules still call for wearing masks in crowded indoor settings such as buses, planes and hospitals. Latest COVID news.

Fully vaccinated Americans can discard masks and the need for social distancing outdoors and in most indoors settings, the CDC said Thursday in a dramatic announcement after months of mostly cautious measures. The new guidelines announced by Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, represent a major step toward a return to normalcy for a nation battered and at times divided by a pandemic that has lasted more than a year. "Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, without wearing a mask or physical...