At the same time Americans’ satisfaction with the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine has surged, their concerns about getting the virus and about the availability of coronavirus tests and hospital services/treatment have fallen to record lows. Thirty-five percent of U.S. adults now say they are very or somewhat worried about […] Read more »
How White Evangelicals’ Vaccine Refusal Could Prolong the Pandemic
… The deeply held spiritual convictions or counterfactual arguments may vary. But across white evangelical America, reasons not to get vaccinated have spread as quickly as the virus that public health officials are hoping to overcome through herd immunity. The opposition is rooted in a mix of religious faith and […] Read more »
Some Americans are acting like the pandemic is over. It’s not
… The polling and real world data clearly shows that Americans are starting to come out of their pandemic shells, as state governments loosen restrictions. While plenty of Americans are doing so as they become vaccinated against Covid-19, many are doing so regardless of vaccination. This drop in social distancing […] Read more »
Easter in the time of Covid: America sees lowest congregation rates in history
Today marks the second Easter celebrated in the time of COVID-19 and, vaccinations and optimism aside, things are not yet back to normal in most houses of worship. Over the past year the pandemic has changed the ways Americans worship and other data shows religious affiliation itself is going through […] Read more »
Advancing A Post-COVID Agenda
…A robust economy is critical for our post-COVID world. Biden knows this. Looks like Rescue Plan, yes; Jobs Plan, maybe. The important takeaway here is that both signify a serious response to the economic chaos wrought by the pandemic. Will they have an effect? Only time—and the jobs reports—will tell. […] Read more »
Six in 10 parents say loss of sports affected kids’ emotional well-being
As youth sports teams and leagues canceled competition because of the coronavirus pandemic over the past year, 6 in 10 parents of young athletes say the disruptions have had a negative impact on their children’s emotional well-being and nearly two-thirds say their children are less happy, according to a Washington […] Read more »