Canadian officials and public health experts are warning that US health and science institutions can no longer be depended upon for accurate information, particularly when it comes to vaccinations, amid fears that misinformation from the Trump administration could further erode Canadians’ confidence in healthcare.
Those fears have emerged as the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has forwarded an anti-vaccine agenda.
The agency’s move toward misinformation and away from public health leadership makes it more difficult to combat distrust in vaccinations in Canada, says Bowdish.
In December, Canada’s health minister, Marjorie Michel, warned that US health and science institutions can no longer be depended upon for accurate information.
In an interview with the Canadian Press, she said: “I cannot trust them as a reliable partner, no.”.
The survey also found that 17% of those who expressed a lack of confidence in vaccines say they get their information from US government websites.
“We are the source of our own problem, and our vaccine hesitancy has not much to do with the US. »