Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the face of the federal government's health care policies, but a new poll suggests few Americans trust his advice when it comes to their own medical decisions.

An Economist/YouGov poll released Wednesday found that 26 percent of respondents said that they at least "somewhat" trust Kennedy's medical advice, compared to 48 percent who said that they distrust him.

An overwhelming majority (79 percent, of respondents said they trust medical advice from their own doctors, and half (51 percent) trust guidance from the embattled Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Kennedy, a former environmental lawyer who does not have a medical degree, has come under intense pressure in recent days following the messy ouster of former CDC director Susan

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