The chart above is from the Morning Consult Poll. It is from a survey conducted between February 7th and 9th of a national sample of 1,839 likely voters, with a 2 point margin of error.
Back in 2014, Americans were very frightened of the Ebola virus, and it showed in their trust of how the Center for Disease Control (CDC) was handling that epidemic. Only 39% approved of how the CDC was handling the epidemic, while 53% disapproved.
It is much different for the new Coronavirus. Currently about 80% of the public approves of how the CDC is handling this new virus outbreak, while only 4% disapproves. That's quite a big difference.
Part of it may be because the CDC actually did a very good job in 2014 of keeping Ebola out of the U.S., and the public now recognizes that. That gives them more trust that the CDC can do an equally good job with the Coronavirus.
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