A significant percentage of parents whose children wore masks in school during the last year believe it harmed their education, social interactions and mental health, according to a POLITICO-Harvard survey. The poll’s findings come as the Biden administration monitors events in Europe, where BA.2, a subvariant of Omicron, is wreaking […] Read more »
Covid and the ‘Very Liberal’
The left-right divide over Covid-19 — with blue America taking the virus more seriously than red America — has never been the pandemic’s only political divide. Each partisan tribe has also had its internal disagreements. … The key dividing line appears to be ideology. Americans who identify as “very liberal” […] Read more »
4 in 10 Workers Say They Missed Work During the Omicron Surge Due to COVID-19 Illness, Quarantine or Closure
The surge in COVID-19 cases triggered by the omicron variant led to widespread work disruptions, with about 4 in 10 workers (42%) – including 6 in 10 of those with lower incomes – saying they had to miss work at least once in the past three months because of a […] Read more »
Belief in Vaccination Misinformation Predicts Attitudes Toward Vaccinating Children
While the vast majority of U.S. adults who are fully vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19 would be likely to recommend vaccinating a 5- to 11-year-old, over a third of fully vaccinated adults who have not had a booster shot have reservations about Covid-19 vaccination for a child that age, according […] Read more »
Large Shares of the Public Worry about the Consequences of Both Ending and Keeping COVID-19 Restrictions
As federal, state, and local authorities move to roll back COVID-19 restrictions, a new KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey finds many people ready to get back to normal but a public also nervous about the potential consequences. Large shares of the public are worried about the implications of both keeping […] Read more »
California: Voter Views about Covid and K-12 Schools
In its latest survey, the Berkeley IGS Poll examined a range of issues relating to how the k-12 schools are dealing with the coronavirus. Below are some of the poll’s main findings. There is strong bipartisan agreement among the overall electorate that the coronavirus has had a negative impact on […] Read more »