Republicans are bullish that they will win control of the Senate, make small gains in the House and retain many governor’s offices this year. But just over two weeks from Election Day, fears about Ebola and Islamic State militants, along with sudden, surprising scrambles in key states, have added new […] Read more »
Few Americans Expect a Widespread Ebola Outbreak in U.S.
As the nation grapples with its first cases of Ebola transmitted in the U.S., a new Kaiser Family Foundation Tracking Poll finds that personal worry about Ebola is reasonably high, with 45% of the public saying they are worried that they or a family member will contract the disease. But […] Read more »
Most believe Ebola likely spread by multiple routes, including sneezing, coughing
A Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)/SSRS poll released today shows most people in the U.S. (81%) believe Ebola is likely to spread from a person sick with the disease and showing symptoms. Further, 85% say someone would be likely to get Ebola if a symptomatic person sneezed or coughed […] Read more »
Most Say U.S. Is Prepared for Possible Ebola Outbreak
A majority of Americans say the United States is ready for a possible outbreak of the Ebola virus, but only about one in ten say the country is “very prepared,” according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. CONT. Carrie Dann, NBC News Read more »
Amid Broad Worries of an Ebola Outbreak, Two-Thirds Say Government Should Do More
Nearly two-thirds of Americans are concerned about a widespread epidemic of the Ebola virus in the United States, and about as many in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll say the federal government is not doing enough to prevent it. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
One-Fifth of Americans Worry About Getting Ebola
Twenty-two percent of Americans say they worry about getting the Ebola virus, matching or exceeding the number of U.S. adults who worried about contracting the H1N1 virus throughout its 2009 outbreak, despite the higher prevalence of H1N1 in the U.S. CONT. Andrew Dugan, Gallup Read more »