Summer is here. This time around, we can actually enjoy it, particularly if you’re vaccinated. But that’s the catch. Despite the broad availability of vaccines in the US now, many, around one in five, are still skeptical about vaccines and unsure that they’ll ever get one. This poses obvious problems […] Read more »
Two-Thirds of the Public Say the U.S. Should Play a Major Role in Distributing COVID-19 Vaccines Globally
With increased attention to the global need for COVID-19 vaccines and the Biden administration’s announcement today about how it plans to distribute the first portion of the 80 million doses it will share by the end of this month, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds that two-thirds of the […] Read more »
On Vaccine Mandates, the G.O.P. Isn’t on Its Own Anymore
Businesses are now allowed to require their employees to be vaccinated, so long as they abide by federal regulations for employer mandates, according to guidelines released late last week by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. This was not a political announcement. Still, it can’t help but sharpen a line in […] Read more »
How children are exacerbating the vaccine divide between blue and red states
… The vast majority of those receiving a Covid-19 vaccination so far have been adults, as 12- to 15-year-olds were only recently allowed to get vaccinated. While older people are most susceptible to the coronavirus, children (especially older children) can get it and pass it on to others. That’s why […] Read more »
Vaccination Rates Continue to Inch Upwards
Nearly all adults who are eager to get a COVID-19 vaccine now have already gotten at least one shot as COVID-19 vaccination rates inch higher this month, with the biggest increase among Hispanic adults, a new KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor report finds. The report shows that 62% of adults say […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters see progress on COVID, most still wearing masks
Voters increasingly think coronavirus is under control and want schools to have in-person learning this fall. At the same time, over half still consider the virus a major threat to the country — and a majority continues to mask up, according to the latest Fox News national poll. The survey, […] Read more »