As more employers return to in-person work, the latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor report shows that workers are more likely to have gotten a COVID-19 vaccine when their employer encourages it or provides paid sick leave to get the vaccine and recover from side effects. About two-thirds of workers report […] Read more »
Americans aware of Delta coronavirus variant, but re-emergence continues
As the Delta variant continues to spread across the globe and, now, in parts of the United States, the latest Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index shows that a large majority have heard of the newer strain, even if they are not very familiar. While most of those aware report being at least […] Read more »
Three in 10 Americans Think Pandemic Is Over in U.S.
Although a record-high 89% of Americans now say the coronavirus situation is improving, most are not yet ready to declare the pandemic over in the U.S. More than twice as many think the pandemic is not yet over (71%) than think it is over (29%). Republicans are far more likely […] Read more »
Is Biden losing steam?
We are about halfway through the year; the Biden administration a little less so. Wow, time flies. America has reemerged into the world. Look at all the people out and about, traffic; long lines; mask-less interactions. It almost seems normal. The Biden administration has effectively managed the pandemic via its […] Read more »
Vaccinated Republicans are going out far more than vaccinated Democrats
There are fewer new cases of Covid-19 in the US in more than a year. The response from an increasing number of Americans has been to resume a lot of normal activities. This is consistent across polling data and real-world activities, such as flying. This step in the country’s return […] Read more »
Trump was wrong about the law, Obamacare politics and his judges
Former President Donald Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, the health insurance program that helped fuel the backlash tea party movement and ultimately his own candidacy. If Trump couldn’t get Congress to do away with the law — and he couldn’t, even with Republicans in control of both chambers — he […] Read more »