The percentage of Americans who get a COVID-19 vaccine is directly related to important pandemic outcome metrics — cases, hospitalization and deaths. This, in turn, makes vaccine hesitancy (or vaccine refusal as some now call it) one of the most important public health issues facing the nation. … The more […] Read more »
Long-Term Care in America: How Well Can Communities Support Aging at Home?
Overall, more people think their local area is doing a good job than a poor job meeting the needs of older adults when it comes to many services, including health care, healthy food and nutrition, social activities, transportation, and in-home supports, according to a new study from The Associated Press-NORC […] Read more »
WA isn’t as optimistic as it was six months ago
Pessimism rose despite more residents saying they’re likely to get vaccinated, a new Crosscut/Elway Poll finds. By Melissa Santos / Crosscut.com July 27, 2021 Washington state voters are less optimistic about the future than they were six months ago, even as more are choosing to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a […] Read more »
Support for Extending COVID-19 Economic Relief
As businesses continue to reopen nationwide, less than half of Americans express confidence in the economy. Forty-five percent say the economy is in good shape, while 54% think its condition is poor. Views are similar to what they were in June and in March. More than six months into his […] Read more »
More parent-provider communication about COVID vaccine needed
Vaccines against COVID-19 have been authorized and recommended for use in children 12 and older; testing is underway for younger children. In June 2021, the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health asked a national sample of parents of children 3-18 years about their COVID vaccine decisions. Among […] Read more »
The Delta Variant Is the Symptom of a Bigger Threat: Vaccine Refusal
After an all too brief respite, the United States is again at a crossroads in the pandemic. The number of infections has ticked up — slowly at first, then swiftly — to 51,000 cases per day, on average, more than four times the rate a month ago. The country may […] Read more »