The Covid-19 pandemic has brought more than 20 months of uncertainty. And through the mask mandates and vaccine debates, Americans have developed a complicated and somewhat surprising set of voices they trust on the virus, according to the latest NBC News poll.
The poll asked a simple question, “In general, do you trust what _ has said about the coronavirus or not?” and then subbed in a series of possibilities into that blank space.
Through all the names and groups mentioned, one thing jumps out in the data: Americans seem more likely to trust people they know directly or people with whom they have direct contact. For instance, the group that ranked most highly in the poll on this question was “your employer.” CONTINUED
Dante Chinni, NBC News
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