Public Confidence in Measles Vaccine Falls in U.S. and Vaccination Rates Decline

By Rishma Parpia, The Vaccine Reaction Public confidence in the safety of measles vaccines has declined in the United States, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The survey found that 76 percent of people in the U.S. consider the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine safe for children. That figure was 84 percent in a similar Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted in May 2020. The latest poll surveyed 1,143 adults between Sept. 11 and Sept. 14, 2026.1 The poll also found that a bipartisan majority