Americans' Trust In Health Info From Federal Gov't Has Declined, New…

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA new poll says Americans trust health information from the federal government less than they used to, and Lola Cruz is outside a pharmacy to see who they trust instead.

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   Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentI'm standing outside a pharmacy in a strip of stores where the line for flu shots is shorter than the line for the coffee place next door.

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   Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentThe poll, reported by The Daily Caller, finds trust in federal health information has declined, and the headline describes it as destroyed public trust.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDestroyed is a strong word for a poll.

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   Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentIt's the headline's word, Hank, not mine.

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   Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentJust a few minutes ago I asked a man leaving here whose advice he follows, and he said his cousin Gary.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGary has credentials?

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   Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentGary owns a smoothie blender and, I'm told, a very confident voice.

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   Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentA woman behind me said she trusts a podcast, though she couldn't name it, only that the host sounds calm.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCalm is doing a lot of work.

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    Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentI've covered rumors in places with no phone service, and I have never seen this many people sure of something they heard in a gym parking lot.

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    Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentI have not found one person here who says they fully trust the federal government's health information. I'll keep looking. We'll stay on it.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDon't strain yourself, Lola. I follow the federal guidance, and I've never once been sick of it.