What this entry found
- ONE SOURCE, MANY MASTHEADS
4 outlets carried this. They resolve to 2 independent sources.
A reader sampling these outlets received 2 accounts, not 4.
How the poll was reported
3 of 6 stated across the articles in this entry.
- No article states whether respondents were sampled or opted in. That distinction decides whether the figure can describe anyone beyond the people who answered.
- Pollster: Ipsos.
- Commissioned by: Reuters.
- When conducted: four-day poll completed September 14, 2026.
- Who was sampled: not stated in any article.
- Sample size: not stated in any article.
- Margin of error: not stated in any article.
- Question wording published: not in any article.
This lists what the articles said and did not say. A detail missing here may appear in the pollster's own release; it was not in the coverage.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll found that trust in measles vaccines among Americans has declined to 76% from 84% in May 2020. The poll was conducted over four days and completed in mid-September 2026. The United States is experiencing its worst measles outbreak in 35 years, with Pennsylvania reporting three measles-related deaths.
3 of 4 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: reuters.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.
Who reported it
- reuters.comWIRE
- straitstimes.comINDEP
- thestar.com.myUNCLASSIFIED
- detroitnews.comUNCLASSIFIED
References
- reuters.comTrust in measles vaccines falls in US, Reuters Ipsos poll findsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-15T12:37:12
- detroitnews.comTrust in measles vaccines falls in US, poll findsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-15T12:37:12
- straitstimes.comTrust in measles vaccines falls in US, Reuters/Ipsos poll findsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-15T12:37:12
- thestar.com.myTrust in measles vaccines falls in US, Reuters Ipsos poll findsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-15T12:37:12
Carried by multiple outlets
- Trust in measles, mumps and rubella vaccines among Americans stands at 76%, down from 84% in May 2020detroitnews.com, straitstimes.com, thestar.com.my
- The poll was conducted over four daysdetroitnews.com, straitstimes.com, thestar.com.my
- A bipartisan majority of Americans backs vaccinating children against measlesdetroitnews.com, straitstimes.com, thestar.com.my
- Declining trust in vaccines was most pronounced among Republicansdetroitnews.com, straitstimes.com, thestar.com.my
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order in August calling for reducing the federal childhood vaccination schedule from 17 to 11 immunizationsdetroitnews.com, straitstimes.com, thestar.com.my
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was a longtime anti-vaccine activist before becoming Trump's health secretarydetroitnews.com, straitstimes.com, thestar.com.my
- and 3 more, not shown
Reported by one outlet only
- More than 3,000 confirmed measles infections have been tallied in 2026, the most in 35 yearsonly thestar.com.my
Reported unevenly
- Poll completion date: 'Monday' vs. specific calendar datestated by detroitnews.com, thestar.com.my · absent from straitstimes.com



