As colleges and universities grapple with how to safely reopen campuses this month, most students are not ready to return to normal. … A majority (52%) of students say they do not trust their university to protect students and faculty from the coronavirus if campus reopens in the fall, compared […] Read more »
Most Americans Say State Governments Have Lifted COVID-19 Restrictions Too Quickly
As a growing number of states grapple with a rise in coronavirus cases, a sizable majority of U.S. adults (69%) say their greater concern is that state governments have been lifting restrictions on public activity too quickly. Fewer than half as many, just 30%, say their bigger concern is that […] Read more »
Republicans, Democrats differ over factors K-12 schools should consider in deciding whether to reopen
Americans have mixed views about whether K-12 schools in their area should offer in-person instruction, online instruction or a combination of both as the coronavirus outbreak intensifies across much of the country. And while the public sees health risks to students and teachers as the top factor that should be […] Read more »
Mental Health and Economic Consequences from COVID-19: Comparing the U.S. with Other High-Income Countries
With more than 4 million confirmed cases and 150,000 deaths as of August, the United States is failing to control the COVID-19 pandemic. At a time when many nations are reopening their economies and societies, the U.S. is struggling in its attempts to do the same. To examine the early […] Read more »
Americans Support Limiting Immigration To Slow Coronavirus Spread
Most Americans favor sweeping government action to slow the spread of the coronavirus, including temporary limits on immigration, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll. Joel Rose, NPR News Read more »
Most Americans don’t trust Trump on coronavirus. Republicans don’t trust CDC or Fauci.
Fewer than a third of Americans say they trust what President Donald Trump has said about the coronavirus pandemic, new polling shows, while a majority of the public trusts the messaging from the country’s leading health experts. … Majorities of Republicans trust what the president has said, but they don’t […] Read more »