Across government, academia, and the private sector, efforts are underway to develop, test, and produce a vaccine against COVID-19. Viewed by experts as a critical component to ending the pandemic, half of Americans plan to get vaccinated when it becomes available, but half are skeptical. CONT. Associated Press-NORC Center for […] Read more »
Nearly Half of the Public Say They or a Family Member Skipped or Delayed Care Due to Coronavirus
Amid the threat of coronavirus, nearly half (48%) of Americans say someone in their family has skipped or delayed getting some type of medical care due to the pandemic, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. This includes 11% who say the person’s condition worsened due to the missed care. […] Read more »
NYT/Siena College Poll Shows One Hurdle to Reopening Broadway: Fear of Jerks
New Yorkers are decidedly reluctant to return to Broadway shows in September, according to a new poll, but they are significantly more willing to go by the end of the year — as long as certain safeguards are in place. And for the hesitant, their single greatest concern is their […] Read more »
Republicans Still Skeptical of COVID-19 Lethality
The novel coronavirus pandemic provides a view into the deep partisan divisions that have persisted despite the unfolding national crisis. Two recent Gallup/Knight Foundation surveys find Americans’ understanding about the coronavirus is strongly shaped by partisan affiliation and news consumption habits, especially when basic facts are politicized. CONT. Zacc Ritter, […] Read more »
Public Sees Harm in Exaggerating, Downplaying COVID-19 Threat
Media bias is a great concern for Americans, and the implications of such bias for society are magnified when the nation is in crisis, such as the current coronavirus pandemic. A new Gallup/Knight Foundation survey finds that a majority of Americans are concerned about biased news coverage of the coronavirus […] Read more »
The Coronavirus Is Deadliest Where Democrats Live
The staggering American death toll from the coronavirus, now approaching 100,000, has touched every part of the country, but the losses have been especially acute along its coasts, in its major cities, across the industrial Midwest, and in New York City. The devastation, in other words, has been disproportionately felt […] Read more »