An unreleased poll commissioned by MAHA Action shows 73% of voters express concern about childhood vaccine mandates, while 90% worry about the pharmaceutical industry’s corrupting influence on public policy and medical research. The findings, conducted in October 2025 by Tony Fabrizio—President Donald Trump’s longtime pollster—were never publicly released despite contradicting the White House’s narrative.
White House officials have recently cited a separate poll Fabrizio conducted a month later to justify Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s shift away from childhood vaccination policies toward food regulation. This pivot culminated last week in the termination of Tracy Beth Hoeg, the lead author of the Trump administration’s childhood vaccination schedule policy.
The secret poll reveals 68% or more of voters across party lines support government research into infant vaccine complications and oppose blanket immunity for pharmaceutical manufacturers. Only 11% believe the government alone should decide vaccination matters, while 45% advocate for families to choose spreading out vaccine schedules.
The White House has used a reframed version of this data to claim vaccines are a political loser, yet Trump previously emphasized in December that the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule differs significantly from other Western nations and lacks sufficient study on cumulative effects. The administration’s dismissal of public sentiment aligns with firing key officials—including Marty Makary and Vinay Prasad—while redirecting focus toward untested policy shifts.
