Americans’ actions or intentions to get vaccinated against the coronavirus held steady from January into March, marking the need for continued public awareness efforts in support of the accelerating vaccine rollout. So far, people who want a shot are signing up – but those who’ve been hesitant, remain so. The […] Read more »
American Rescue Plan, Vaccines & the Filibuster
Within the first 100 days of Joe Biden’s presidency, he’s already signed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package as the vaccine roll-out is accelerating. Meanwhile, the Democrats wrestle with advancing their priorities in the Senate, as Republicans continue to filibuster. There’s even talk of eliminating the filibuster, which could obstruct […] Read more »
How To Get Trump Voters Vaccinated When Half Say They Don’t Plan To
Nearly half of Trump voters say they don’t plan to get vaccinated for COVID-19. The race is on to find pro-vaccine messaging that connects with vaccine-skeptical white Republicans. Tamara Keith, NPR News Read more »
How to Debunk Misinformation about COVID, Vaccines and Masks
I have spent much of my career studying ways to blunt the effects of disinformation and help the public make sense of the complexities of politics and science. When my colleagues and I probed the relation between the consumption of misinformation and the embrace, or dismissal, of protective behaviors that […] Read more »
Politicians rarely regret voting ‘no’
For the past couple of weeks, anchors and talking heads in the mainstream news media have been chewing over the same question: Will Republicans “regret” their unanimous vote against President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief plan? … But it is always easy to find scapegoats and other issues to justify a […] Read more »
Majority of parents want schools open
A majority of parents want to see schools in their community open, even if it’s in a limited way; only a quarter say schools should be entirely closed. This comes as most parents don’t think their children have been handling the past year of schooling “very well” — not academically, […] Read more »