Partisan Differences Over the Pandemic Response Are Growing
Polling finds public trust in medical scientists has increased but only among Democrats – while optimism about a vaccine is broadly shared.
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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.
For some governments, the debt incurred on COVID-19 relief will add to the considerable red ink already on their ledgers before the pandemic.
Majorities of Americans support an array of measures to address climate change but stop short of a full break with fossil fuels.
Americans see “social distancing” measures urged by public health officials to limit the spread of COVID-19 as generally appropriate.
Who should be given priority if some hospitals do not have enough ventilators for all patients who need help breathing?
One-in-ten U.S. adults say they have taken part in citizen science in the past year, and 26% say they have ever done so.
World War II service members’ numbers have dwindled from around 939,000 veterans in 2015 to about 300,000 in 2020.
In 2019, 74% of Americans said they had a mostly positive view of doctors; 68% had a mostly favorable view of medical research scientists.
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