… Around 66% of adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine, according to our Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index. COVID is on the downswing. However, let’s not forget that vaccinations are reaching a saturation point. Most adults who want a vaccine have received one by now. We are still […] Read more »
Public Backs Requiring COVID-19 Vaccine to Attend School
Majorities of Americans are in favor of requiring students who are old enough to receive a COVID-19 vaccine to be vaccinated in order to attend classes in the fall. Support ranges from 51% for middle school students to 56% for high school students and 61% for college students. … Predictably, […] Read more »
California: As the State Reopens, Some Are Still Worried about COVID-19
As California prepares to reopen on June 15, Californians appear to be much less worried about the coronavirus than they were last May—and the shares reporting that they are vaccinated continue to grow. However, as our May 2021 PPIC Statewide Survey highlights, some Californians remain wary of the coronavirus, and […] Read more »
People who wore masks were less likely to get sick
… Exclusive polling data from our Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index, which started in March 2020, shows that the respondents who reported never wearing masks were twice as likely to test positive for COVID as those who said they wore masks all the time. … Just 11% of people who reported always […] Read more »
COVID-19 Vaccine-Reluctant in U.S. Likely to Stay That Way
Seventy-six percent of U.S. adults say they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 or plan to be, a number that has been stable over the past three months but is higher than in late 2020 and early 2021. As of the May 18-23 survey, 60% of U.S. adults report they have […] Read more »
Latest jobs report reveals post-Covid economy’s long climb
Friday brought some welcome employment news, with the economy adding roughly 560,000 new jobs in May, knocking the unemployment rate below 6 percent. Combined with the latest news about falling Covid-19 cases and increasing numbers of Americans getting vaccinated, many analysts are hoping for an economic boom this summer as […] Read more »