Public Attitudes

New poll describes partisan divide over COVID vaccines

Wed, 2024-04-10 11:03 — mike kraft

Did political shaming shape who got the COVID vaccine? A new poll shows most consider vaccines safe, but fewer than half of Republicans think so. Yahoo News

While most people believe COVID-19 vaccines are safe and their side effects are now clear, a new HarrisX poll conducted for the Deseret News finds a big partisan difference in how people view COVID-19 vaccine safety and effectiveness.

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U.S Has Seized More Than $1.4 Billion From Fraudulent Covid Relief Recipients

Tue, 2024-04-09 20:13 — mike kraft

Feds Have Seized More Than $1.4 Billion From Fraudulent Covid Relief Recipients Three years into its work, a federal task force has seized more than $1.4 billion in Covid-19 fraud, but it’s likely only a fraction of the total losses. James Farrell Forbes

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Many younger people from NYC high income neighborhoods jumped the eligibility queue for COVID-19 vaccines --study

Mon, 2024-04-08 10:37 — mike kraft

Study finds many younger people from high income neighborhoods jumped the eligibility queue for COVID-19 vaccines in NYC

Despite vaccine shortages, many younger people in New York City accessed vaccines ahead of schedule, particularly in high-income areas, according to new research at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Low-income areas with high proportions of older people demonstrated lower coverage rates than wealthier areas in the first three months of vaccine rollout, and higher mortality over the year. The findings are published in the Journal of Urban Health.

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Overall global life expectancy increased as world addressed major killers, though Covid pandemic had impact

Thu, 2024-04-04 12:19 — mike kraft

Covid cut life expectancy by 1.6 years globally, but the leading causes of death haven’t changed since 1990 The top causes of death globally — heart disease, stroke, COPD, and lower respiratory infections — were unchanged since 1990 except for two years of Covid pandemic. Annalisa Merelli STAT

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Supreme Court rejects fired AstraZeneca employee’s appeal over refusal to take COVID-19 shot

Wed, 2024-04-03 13:13 — mike kraft

Supreme Court rejects fired AstraZeneca employee’s appeal over r The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from a former AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals employee fired in 2022 for not taking the COVID-19 shot, which she declined on religious grounds. Alex Swoyer The Washington Times

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Tracking increasing number of measles cases in the United States

Mon, 2024-04-01 19:16 — mike kraft

Tracking measles cases in the United States | CNN There have already been more reported measles cases in 2024 than there were in all of 2023, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Matt Stiles, Deidre McPhillips, Christopher Hickey, Curt Merrill, Byron Manley CNN

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Misinformation issue: Four years after shelter-in place, COVID misinformation continues

Mon, 2024-04-01 11:49 — mike kraft

Four Years After Shelter-in-Place, Covid-19 Misinformation Persists - KFF Health News False claims that covid vaccines cause deaths and other diseases are still prevalent despite multiple studies showing the vaccines are safe and saved lives. khnkit KFF Health News

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Opinion How to counter vaccine misinformation in political discourse

Fri, 2024-03-29 10:30 — mike kraft

Opinion | How to counter vaccine misinformation in political discourse Childhood immunizations should not be a partisan talking point. Leana S. Wen The Washington Post

This fact might be hard to believe, but there’s no denying it: Anti-vaccine sentiments are likely to play a key role in this year’s election. ...

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Proposal: Protect habitat to prevent pandemics

Thu, 2024-03-28 17:51 — mike kraft

Protect habitat to prevent pandemics | Cornell Chronicle While world public health agencies are focused on how to react to the next pandemic once it has started, a new plan proposes using ecological perspectives to prevent disease outbreaks before they happen. Cornell Chronicle

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COVID-conscious Americans feel abandoned by relaxed precautions

Wed, 2024-03-27 17:39 — mike kraft

COVID-Cautious Americans Feel Abandoned There's a growing rift forming between COVID-19 experts and the COVID-cautious public. TIME

...For much of the pandemic, the scientific establishment and the COVID-cautious public were largely aligned in their desires to contain COVID-19. But as many officials argue for a more moderate approach to living with the virus, COVID-cautious individuals are increasingly the loudest voices calling for continued precautions—and, sometimes, lashing out at the scientists they feel have abandoned the cause. ...”

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