News|Articles|September 15, 2025

Parents Divided as Confidence in Childhood Vaccines Wavers

More than 2700 parents responded to a survey from the Washington Post and KFF on routine and seasonal childhood vaccinations for their children.

Parents remain divided on childhood vaccines, with their nuanced and polarizing views complicated by a lack of confidence in federal health agencies, concerns about vaccine safety, and skepticism fueled by potential dissemination of misinformation.^1-3