Federal Agencies

• The two most trusted federal agencies for Americans for information and guidance relating to COVID-19 are the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (79%) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
•  CDC is trusted by 79% of Americans and 80% trust HHS.
•  45 — 66% of Americans trust the federal government for information about COVID-19 (i.e. 56% on average).
•  41% of American adults trust Congress for providing them with accurate information about COVID-19.

Social Media and Traditional News Media

• Americans look to social media and traditional news sources (i.e. TV, and radio) for information relating to COVID-19.
• The trust versus mistrust in news media for accurate information is almost 50-50% for Americans. 62% of them believe that the news is slightly exaggerated.

Experts

•  74% of Americans trust medical doctors and 68% trust medical research scientists for guidance on COVID-19.
•  Medical research scientists were trusted more by older people.
• Just below half of Americans have confidence in business leaders while 35% have confidence in elected officials.
• According to the National Associations of Chain Drug Stores, Americans "trust pharmacies and pharmacists for information about medications, and about other issues of health and wellness", especially in a time of health crisis such as H1N1. It is expected to be the same and they are making adjustments to properly provide guidance for Americans.
• Pharmacists are easily accessible to at least 90% of Americans, which suggests that they'd be consulted for guidance on COVID-19 as healthcare experts, especially in community pharmacies.