Large majorities of both Democrats and Republicans believe that nurses and health care aides are underpaid, while many Americans say doctors, physical therapists, and pharmacists are paid about right, according to a new UChicago Harris/AP-NORC Poll. Most Americans trust doctors to do what is right for them and their families. […] Read more »
Republican Governors’ Conundrum
Most of the states with low vaccination rates have Republican Governors. That is because they have majority Republican constituencies who don’t like government telling them what to do. There are a lot of reasons people are not getting vaccinated. There are still some access issues and not everyone knows the […] Read more »
CDC Communication Ratings Mixed During Pandemic
U.S. views that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has clearly communicated a plan of action to deal with the coronavirus have shifted during the pandemic. Americans have been more likely to agree than disagree the CDC has communicated a clear plan at certain times, and more likely […] Read more »
Masks, comfortable clothes likely to linger after pandemic, Post-Schar School polling finds
Two-thirds of Americans say that once the coronavirus pandemic ends, they plan to put on masks when sick and wear comfortable clothes more often than before, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll that points to enduring cultural shifts the public health crisis may bring about. … Some basic behaviors […] Read more »
Virus surge sends ripples of alarm through Democrats
The resurgence of the coronavirus has reshaped the early contours of the midterm elections, with some Democrats beginning to distance themselves from the Biden administration and more directly blame Republicans, reflecting their growing alarm on an issue that long played to their political advantage. Democrats had hoped to pivot from […] Read more »
What changes the unvaccinated minds? Fear.
The Covid-19 vaccines work to greatly lessen the chance of a person getting a symptomatic case, getting hospitalized or dying. Yet nearly a third of eligible Americans haven’t gotten a single dose and more than 40% have not been fully vaccinated. So what does work to get more people to […] Read more »