After an initial wave of eager parents got their teens vaccinated for COVID-19 in the spring and summer, vaccine uptake among 12-17 year-olds appears to have slowed, with about half of parents saying their teen has gotten at least one dose as of November (before news of the omicron variant), […] Read more »
Only 1 in 10 Americans Say COVID-19 Vaccinations Conflict With Religious Beliefs
As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads across the United States, heightening tensions around vaccine mandates and religious exemption claims, the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and the Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) today released Wave 3 of their Religion and the Vaccine Survey, expanding on findings from June 2021 and […] Read more »
Inside the growing alliance between anti-vaccine activists and pro-Trump Republicans
… Vaccine mandates have many features that make them a good issue to motivate conservative voters. It invokes a fight about the government regulation and personal liberty. But add in the apocalyptic views of anti-vaccine activists and the political power of arguments against vaccine mandates gets punched up to a […] Read more »
GOP vaccine resistance confronting Biden has deep roots
The worrisome Omicron variant lends fresh urgency to President Joe Biden’s months-long grind to vaccinate Americans against the coronavirus. He needs it. That 78 million Americans still resist protective shots confounds anyone examining the medical evidence of the vaccines’ effectiveness. But the evidence of history, turbocharged by the modern Republican […] Read more »
Pennsylvania: Muhlenberg College/Morning Call COVID-19 Poll
While over 4 in 10 adult Pennsylvanians (41%) report that they are “extremely” or “very” concerned about the COVID-19 pandemic, overall concern levels in the Commonwealth have dropped significantly from March when almost 6 in 10 residents (57%) reported high levels of concern with this health situation. Approval ratings for […] Read more »
Nearly a Quarter of Vaccinated Adults Received a COVID-19 Booster Shot
Nearly a quarter (23%) of fully vaccinated adults have already received a COVID-19 booster shot, more than double the share who had done so in October (10%), the latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor report reveals. Most other vaccinated adults say they definitely (37%) or probably (19%) will get a booster […] Read more »