Even as more Americans seem optimistic that life is returning to normal, half of U.S. adults are worried that another surge of COVID-19 infections could threaten the country, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. With states dropping pandemic restrictions and the most transmissible coronavirus variant so far on the […] Read more »
Californians don’t see the need to adapt to wildfires unless they have close experience with them
In recent years, wildfires have ravaged the Western American landscape with greater intensity and frequency. California has been especially hard hit. According to CALFire statistics, in 2018 alone, nearly 8,000 California wildfire incidents burned almost two million acres of land, destroyed over 24,000 structures, and claimed the lives of at […] Read more »
China’s international image remains broadly negative as views of the U.S. rebound
Views of the United States and China have diverged sharply in parts of the world. Whereas last year negative views of both countries were at or near historic highs, today, positive views of the U.S. have rebounded across 17 advanced economies while most continue to see China in an unfavorable […] Read more »
Sharply Fewer in U.S. Cite COVID-19 as Nation’s Top Problem
With Americans feeling increasingly optimistic about the coronavirus pandemic, just 8% now mention it as the most important problem in the U.S., the lowest point since it began. This is a decline of seven percentage points since May and 12 points since April. The highest percentage citing COVID-19 was 45% […] Read more »
Workers Are More Likely to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine When Their Employers Encourage It and Provide Paid Sick Leave
As more employers return to in-person work, the latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor report shows that workers are more likely to have gotten a COVID-19 vaccine when their employer encourages it or provides paid sick leave to get the vaccine and recover from side effects. About two-thirds of workers report […] Read more »
Americans aware of Delta coronavirus variant, but re-emergence continues
As the Delta variant continues to spread across the globe and, now, in parts of the United States, the latest Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index shows that a large majority have heard of the newer strain, even if they are not very familiar. While most of those aware report being at least […] Read more »