As a fourth wave of the coronavirus surges, Americans by a wide margin say protecting the common good is more important than ensuring personal liberty when considering whether to require people to get a COVID-19 vaccination or wear a protective mask. An overwhelming 72%-28% of those surveyed by USA TODAY […] Read more »
More US adults want booster shots than are unvaccinated
This week, US health officials announced plans to offer booster Covid-19 shots to all qualifying adults starting on September 20. If the FDA authorizes them and the CDC recommends them, the shots will be available eight months after a person received their second dose of either the Moderna or Pfizer […] Read more »
Majorities support vaccine mandates for some activities amidst delta surge
As COVID-19 cases quickly rise throughout the United States, most Americans support vaccine mandates for crowded events, air travel, healthcare professionals, and workers that interact with the public. While worries about the COVID-19 virus have grown as cases of the delta variant rise throughout the country, precautionary measures including mask […] Read more »
How Partisanship Affects Pandemic Thinking
… While nearly 60 percent of Americans overall said in a recent Quinnipiac poll that they were concerned about the Delta variant, more than 60 percent of Republicans said they weren’t. And research indicates that many people are looking at Covid policies they don’t like and blaming whichever party they’re […] Read more »
Workers Have Strong Views on Vaccine Mandates; More in Favor
U.S. workers hold strong opinions on employer vaccination requirements, with two-thirds saying they either strongly favor (36%) or strongly oppose (29%) these. Overall, employees are more likely to favor such mandates, with 52% saying they are in favor, 38% opposed and 10% neutral. CONTINUED Jeffrey M. Jones & Sangeeta Agrawal, […] Read more »
Axios-Ipsos poll: Most Americans favor mandates
Most Americans support mandating masks in schools and vaccinations to return to the workplace, and they oppose states’ efforts to ban such moves, according to the latest installment of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index. But, but, but: The survey finds the Republican base going against the grain so disproportionately that it […] Read more »