Just under one in five U.S. adults, 18%, can be described as vaccine-resistant. These Americans say they would not agree to be vaccinated if a COVID-19 vaccine were available to them right now at no cost and that they are unlikely to change their mind about it. The percentage holding […] Read more »
Biden’s summer of joy turns into frustration
Seven minutes after an explosion crippled the Apollo 13 spacecraft, flight director Gene Krantz asked his team a simple but crucial question: “What do you think we’ve got in the spacecraft that’s good?” Seems pretty basic when things seem to be spinning out of control, right? Perhaps it’s time the […] Read more »
Most Unvaccinated Adults See the Vaccines as a Greater Health Risk than COVID-19 Itself
As public health officials struggle to boost vaccination rates nationally, the latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor reports that a narrow majority (53%) of unvaccinated adults believe the vaccine poses a bigger risk to their health than COVID-19 itself. In contrast, an overwhelming majority (88%) of vaccinated adults say that getting […] Read more »
Americans are sharply divided over vaccine mandates, CNBC survey shows
… The latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey found the public nearly evenly divided on the issue of vaccine mandates countrywide — whether they should exist at all and especially where they should exist. The poll of 802 Americans taken from July 24-28 found 49% favoring vaccine mandates and 46% opposing […] Read more »
Americans Less Confident They Can Elude COVID-19
With the delta variant driving COVID-19 infection rates back up in July, Americans have become less confident that they can protect themselves when in public from catching the coronavirus. The percentage who are “very confident” fell to 38% at the end of the month, after rising to a pandemic high […] Read more »
K-12 Parents Support Mask Mandate, Divided on Vaccines
As children in the U.S. head back to school amid another uptick in COVID-19 cases, and public health and school officials are grappling with safety measures, majorities of Americans support mask mandates in schools for unvaccinated students and teachers or staff members. They likewise think middle and high school students […] Read more »