A national Covid-19 vaccine confidence project: job No. 1 for President-elect Biden

November 2020
Published by statnews.com

To better understand Americans’ attitudes toward Covid-19 vaccines ClearPath Strategies conducted a nationally representative poll of 1,015 U.S. adults. Instead of showing a red vs. blue divide, it showed that the collective American response to the pandemic has a bell curve distribution. At one extreme, 16% would do nothing and simply want Covid-19 to run its course. At the other extreme, 19% believe their states must employ radical measures like lockdowns. Most Americans, though — 65% — are in the middle, advocating some combination of targeted interventions, personal behavior change, and sheltering in place.