Three in 10 Americans say they are worried about contracting COVID-19, marking the lowest point in a year’s worth of measurement, as vaccinations against the disease continue to rise in the U.S. This includes 5% of U.S. adults who say they are “very worried” and 25% “somewhat worried.” CONTINUED Megan […] Read more »
The Public’s Perspective on the United States Public Health System
When it comes to public trust in the recommendations made by different groups to improve health, in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, the public currently trusts nurses, healthcare workers, and doctors more than the nation’s public health institutions and agencies. … Notably, less than half the public has high […] Read more »
Three in Four People Say Covid-19 Vaccines Effective – and Safer Than Getting Covid-19
More than 259 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been given in the United States from December 14, 2020, through May 10, 2021. As of May 5, 2021, well over half a million deaths – 576,238 people – have been reported from Covid-19 in the United States. Yet public health […] Read more »
COVID-19 vaccines: The endgame
In the past four months the COVID-19 vaccination campaign has gone from a desperate, chaotic search for scarce vaccines to enough vaccines for everyone who wants one. The problem now is different; in order to get to herd immunity most experts say we need at least 80% of the population […] Read more »
Changing pandemic politics
… The federal government did almost nothing to deal with the Spanish flu and there’s no indication of public demand for action. President Wilson never uttered a public word about the pandemic. … Former President Trump tried the Wilson strategy — ignoring the pandemic — but it failed quickly and […] Read more »
Confidence in COVID-19 Vaccines Rises
Fewer Americans are reluctant to get immunized against the coronavirus and they are growing more confident in the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and the quality of their distribution. But those who still hesitate have concerns about whether the vaccines have been properly tested. And 61% of those who […] Read more »