Poll: Inflation, guns, abortion top voters’ midterm concerns
Inflation ranked as the top concern of registered voters in a poll from Harvard Chan School and POLITICO—but guns and abortion are also major concerns for many voters, according to the poll.
Poll: Most in U.S. oppose ending public health order used to expel migrants
Most Americans oppose a Biden administration decision—blocked by a federal judge on May 20—to end a public health order that has been used to expel migrants at the U.S. border to stop the spread of COVID-19, according to…
About 40% of parents think mask-wearing harmed their kids’ school experience
A recent poll found that more than 4 in 10 parents of school-aged children think that mask-wearing to protect against COVID-19 harmed their kids’ overall scholastic experience.
Perspective: How U.S. health policy may play out given partisan divide
Democrats’ and Republicans’ profound divisions on key issues of health care policy will play a large role in how the Biden administration and Congress address these issues in the near future, according to a new article by Harvard…
Perspective: Convincing a skeptical public to accept COVID-19 vaccines
Recent polling suggests that many Americans are undecided about getting a COVID-19 vaccine, but the polls also offers insights about how to encourage greater acceptance of vaccines, according to experts from Harvard Chan School.
Why much more coronavirus relief is needed
Government aid on a large scale is needed to help Americans facing deep financial hardship because of the coronavirus pandemic, say Harvard Chan School experts.
Most Americans favor government action to end pandemic
A new poll finds that a majority of people in the U.S. strongly back an expansive government effort to combat COVID-19 and to shore up the nation’s sluggish economy.
One in five in U.S. report delayed health care during pandemic
Roughly 20% of U.S. adults who were polled about health care during the coronavirus pandemic said that they or their household members delayed receiving medical care or were unable to get care at all due to the crisis.
Black residents’ views on health policy could influence 2020 election
Recent public opinion data suggests that political candidates who want to appeal to Black voters in the upcoming election will need well-developed proposals on several health policy issues, including universal health insurance coverage, health and economic protections from…
Poll: Reducing health care costs top priority for most Americans
About 80% of Americans say reducing health care and prescription drug costs are their top priorities, regardless of party affiliation, according to a new POLITICO-Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health survey. In a Politico article published on February…