NPR’s Kelsey Snell talks with public health professor Robert Blendon about mistrust in government health agencies and who unvaccinated Americans might trust to be messengers on the COVID-19 vaccine. NPR News The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. It’s FREE. Sign up […] Read more »
A Profile in Intractability: Convincing the most vaccine resistant to get the shot is a tall order
Wait, is this July 2020 or 2021? America was on a clear path to reemergence from the long COVID doldrum. Mask wearing was down; social gatherings were up. The vaccine was our savior, a passport to a normal life. But enter the Delta variant – a more cunning and insidious […] Read more »
Vaccine Hesitancy and U.S. Public Opinion
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 »
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 »