Polarization over vaccine mandate rules underscores difficulty for U.S. to slow pandemic

Public support for the Biden administration’s drive to get more people vaccinated for COVID-19 is largely split along partisan lines, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. While employers in some sectors and parts of the country are reporting that a vast majority of workers are complying with new vaccine […] Read more »

Biden’s Approval Rating Recovers Some From Last Month’s Low, An NPR Poll Finds

Since the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan a month ago, President Biden’s approval rating has recovered some in the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. Last month, just 43% of survey respondents approved of how he was doing his job and a majority — 51% — disapproved. Since then, Biden has gained […] Read more »

Majority Supports Biden COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

Americans generally approve of President Joe Biden’s Sept. 9 plan mandating that millions of U.S. workers be vaccinated against COVID-19. Roughly six in 10 U.S. adults are in favor of those requirements for federal government workers, employees of large companies, and workers at hospitals that receive federal healthcare funds. There […] Read more »

Virginia: Most voters support vaccine mandates for workers, teachers and high school athletes

About a month into the school year, a clear majority of Virginia voters support coronavirus vaccine mandates in schools, while a smaller majority supports such requirements for in-person workers in the state, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll. The numbers are highest in the close-in, mostly blue D.C. suburbs, […] Read more »

Fox News Poll: Majorities favor mask and vaccine mandates as pandemic worries increase

Majorities support mask and vaccine mandates advocated by the Biden administration, as the coronavirus pandemic remains a top concern, according to the latest Fox News poll. Three-quarters of registered voters are “extremely” or “very” concerned about the pandemic (74 percent), a 5-point increase from August when 69 percent were worried. […] Read more »

Trust in Government is Low, but Americans are United around Investments in Technology

Despite low levels of trust in government, the public expresses optimism that federal government initiatives can have a positive impact on their lives—especially investments in technology, according to a new study by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MeriTalk. Few trust the federal government, and confidence in […] Read more »