Republicans tend to follow Donald Trump’s opinions on vaccines rather than scientists’ opinions

When it comes to the false claim that vaccines cause autism, Republicans tend to be more swayed by Donald Trump than scientists, according to new research published in the journal Health Communication. The study indicates that politicians can have a significant influence on citizens’ science beliefs. “I was interested in the effects of political leaders, who are not necessarily health experts, on partisans because we have already witnessed the tragedy in the context of climate change in the United States,” explained study author S. Mo Jones-Jang, an assistant professor at Boston College. “Scie...