The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on people of color, and previous KFF analysis of federal, state and local data has found that people of color, particularly Black people, are experiencing a disproportionate burden of COVID-19 cases and deaths. This burden is reflected in survey data, as large […] Read more »
The troubling political dimension of the coronavirus in California
Perhaps one of the greatest challenges now facing the state’s public health community is that Californians’ views about the pandemic have become highly politicized. According to the latest Berkeley IGS Poll, Republican voters are less concerned about getting the virus themselves, worry less about people not wearing masks or maintaining […] Read more »
Americans still need a lifeline despite trillions in coronavirus aid
Americas’ financial desperation can be seen in the soaring demand for food assistance. AP Photo/John Minchillo Mary G. Findling, Harvard University; John M. Benson, Harvard University, and Robert J. Blendon, Harvard University As Congress prepares another injection of COVID-19 aid for businesses and individuals, there’s been debate about whether it’s […] Read more »
Majority in U.S. See COVID-19 Disruption Well Into 2021
More than half of Americans, 53%, now see the disruption due to COVID-19 lasting past the middle of 2021, up from 33% who said the same in late December. This is largely due to a shift away from perceptions that the disruption would be over by mid-year, with 37% of […] Read more »
Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy is splitting dangerously along partisan lines
The ability to at least contain the coronavirus in America to the point that it is manageable as soon as possible will come down in large part to Americans’ willingness to get vaccinated. The good news is that more and more Americans say they are willing to do so. Unfortunately, […] Read more »
Biden gets 62% approval in CNBC economic survey, topping first ratings of the last four presidents
President Joe Biden is on the best presidential honeymoon since at least Bill Clinton in 1993. A special online edition of the CNBC All-America Economic Survey focusing on the Biden agenda finds his approval rating at a sky-high 62%, beating the first presidential ratings of Presidents Barack Obama, George W. […] Read more »