Majorities of Americans now favor requiring people to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination to travel by airplane, stay in a hotel, attend events with large crowds, dine in a restaurant and go to their office or work site. … One of the predictable, but important, divisions in opinions on vaccination […] Read more »
The Share Of U.S. Adults Willing To Get Vaccinated Ticks Up
The share of adults saying “no” to getting the COVID-19 vaccine dropped 5 percentage points in a month, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll conducted after the Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to Pfizer’s vaccine. The survey, which was in the field from Aug. 26 through Tuesday, […] Read more »
4 takeaways about Americans’ COVID views at summer’s end
It feels like we’ve been here before. New COVID-19 infections have hit another peak, health care systems are overwhelmed by severe cases, one more school year is starting without having the pandemic under control. But unlike previous surges, the nation has access to three effective vaccines and hundreds of millions […] Read more »
Approval of Labor Unions at Highest Point Since 1965
Sixty-eight percent of Americans approve of labor unions. Though statistically similar to last year’s 65%, the current reading is the highest Gallup has measured since 71% in 1965. Gallup has measured the public’s rating of labor unions periodically beginning in 1936 and then annually since 2001, and more Americans have […] Read more »
Half of workers favor vaccination requirements
With many employers considering back-to-office plans amidst the delta surge, 50% of working Americans favor requiring employees working in person at their workplace to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Just about as many, 52%, support a requirement for employees working in person at their workplace to wear face masks. In […] Read more »
No vaccination? Americans back tough rules and mask mandates to protect the common good
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 »