The rapid increase in coronavirus infections driven by the delta variant over the past month is turning the country’s attention back to the pandemic and threatening to subsume President Biden’s agenda — just as the White House and its allies hoped to move on from the virus and focus on […] Read more »
Trump supporters are a big reason why Canada and the UK are beating the US on vaccinations
… Just two months ago, less than 5% of Canadians were fully vaccinated against Covid-19. At the same time, about 40% of Americans were. Today, a little less than 50% of Americans are fully vaccinated, while a little more than 50% of Canadians are. Among adults, more than 80% of […] Read more »
Regression? Our progress on the pandemic is non-linear, but there’s still hope
Did you catch the CDC warning us that once again, we’re at a “pivotal point” in the pandemic? America has moved on from the pandemic. But, the pandemic has not moved on from America. Though we’ve come a long way on reopening, vaccination rates have stalled out, and cases are […] Read more »
Many Have Doubts about COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness against New Strains
Overall, few Americans are very confident in the efficacy of the current COVID-19 vaccines to protect people against new variants of the virus. Most vaccinated adults are at least somewhat confident that the COVID-19 vaccines will be effective against new strains of the virus, but most of those who have […] Read more »
Public Trust in CDC, FDA, and Fauci Holds Steady
With more than two-thirds of American adults vaccinated with at least one dose of an authorized Covid-19 vaccine, the top U.S. health agencies retain the trust of the vast majority of the American public, as does Dr. Anthony Fauci, the public face of U.S. efforts to combat the virus, according […] Read more »
Biden nets positive marks for handling pandemic, but vaccine resistance, Delta concern remains
Six months into President Biden’s administration, Americans are less apprehensive about the year than they were at the start of it. They think the battle against the pandemic is going somewhat well, though that’s tempered now by concern about the Delta variant. Most say their finances are okay, and most […] Read more »