Intent to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine Rises to 60% as Confidence in Research and Development Process Increases
Still about two-in-ten U.S. adults are “pretty certain” they won’t get the vaccine – even when there’s more information.
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Still about two-in-ten U.S. adults are “pretty certain” they won’t get the vaccine – even when there’s more information.
The share of Americans who say they know someone else who has been hospitalized or died due to COVID-19 has increased sharply since spring.
70% of Americans say the core strategies for containing COVID-19 are well understood, even though studies have yielded conflicting advice.
Americans’ expectations for the year ahead include an effective treatment or cure for COVID-19, as well as a vaccine to prevent the disease.
For some governments, the debt incurred on COVID-19 relief will add to the considerable red ink already on their ledgers before the pandemic.
Relatively few Americans say they have tested positive for coronavirus antibodies, but many more believe they may have been infected.
Black Americans stand out from other racial and ethnic groups in their attitudes toward key health care questions associated with the pandemic.
Americans see “social distancing” measures urged by public health officials to limit the spread of COVID-19 as generally appropriate.
Polling finds public trust in medical scientists has increased but only among Democrats – while optimism about a vaccine is broadly shared.
While 43% of Americans say the new coronavirus most likely came about naturally, nearly three-in-ten say it most likely was created in a lab.
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