10 facts about Americans and coronavirus vaccines
As the drive to inoculate more people continues, here are 10 facts about Americans and COVID-19 vaccines.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
As the drive to inoculate more people continues, here are 10 facts about Americans and COVID-19 vaccines.
Americans offer a lackluster evaluation of how the country has balanced priorities during the coronavirus outbreak. Fewer than half say the country has given the right amount of priority to the needs of K-12 students, public health or quality of life.
Americans are increasingly critical of the response to COVID-19 from elected officeholders and public health officials. Positive ratings of public health officials, such as those at the CDC, have fallen 10 points since August. And 60% of U.S. adults say they’ve felt confused as a result of changes to recommendations on how to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Americans’ expectations for the year ahead include an effective treatment or cure for COVID-19, as well as a vaccine to prevent the disease.
Black Americans stand out from other racial and ethnic groups in their attitudes toward key health care questions associated with the pandemic.
There are widely held concerns about the safety and effectiveness of a possible vaccine and the pace of the approval process.
77% think vaccinations will benefit the economy.
Views about the health effects of genetically modified foods grew more negative between 2016 and 2018 and have been steady since then.
Here is a roundup of key takeaways from our studies of U.S. public opinion about science issues and their effect on society.
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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