Amid sharply rising inflation, the percentage of U.S. adults who report forgoing treatment for a health problem in the prior three months due to the cost of care has increased to 30%, according to a major new study by West Health and Gallup. Reports of being unable to pay for […] Read more »
Uptick in Concern over COVID Infection
As public health officials closely monitor the spread and severity of the omicron variant, more Americans are concerned about coronavirus infection compared to recent months. Nonetheless, fewer Americans are taking precautions compared to the spring and many are returning to pre-pandemic activities. Thirty-six percent of Americans are extremely or very […] Read more »
Holiday spending climbs back near pre-pandemic levels
This will be the second holiday season affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. But even as the virus lingers, there are signs the season will be different than last year. Back to normal? No. There’s a long list of reasons why that’s not true — from masking to vaccine cards. But […] Read more »
Americans plan social holiday season despite Omicron, as most vaccinated feel protected
Omicron isn’t causing Americans to cancel plans this holiday season, which looks to be a social one, in part because the vaccinated are at least somewhat confident they’re protected from the virus and its variants. That doesn’t mean they’re shrugging off the threat, though, but rather that they believe there […] Read more »
Are Vaccine Polls Flawed?
Two widely followed surveys “significantly overestimated” how many American adults got their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine last spring, says an article in the scientific journal Nature that was published online on Wednesday. The surveys have large numbers of participants but nevertheless aren’t representative of the U.S. adult population, […] Read more »
Public view on Biden’s handling of Covid and the economy takes another hit
Amid growing worries over Covid and the economy, President Joe Biden’s approval ratings in both areas took yet another hit while Americans’ preferences for congressional control swung sharply towards Republicans. Results in the CNBC All-America Economic survey imply potentially large Democratic losses in the November election. Biden’s overall approval rating […] Read more »