Public Attitudes

Seattle’s virus success is an example of what could have been

Thu, 2021-03-11 19:15 — mike kraft

SEATTLE — Facing the nation’s first widespread coronavirus outbreak, some of Washington State’s top leaders quietly gathered on a Sunday morning last March for an urgent strategy session.

The virus had been rampaging through a nursing home in the Seattle suburbs. By the time the meeting began, the region had recorded most of the nation’s first 19 deaths. New cases were surfacing by the hour.

As the meeting’s presentation got to the fifth slide, the room grew somber. The numbers showed a variety of potential outcomes, but almost every scenario was a blue line pointing exponentially upward. ...

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The House passes the Covid-19 relief bill and sends it to President Biden for his signing into law.

Wed, 2021-03-10 17:55 — mike kraft

Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill wins final approval in House The House of Representatives gave final approval on Wednesday to one of the largest economic stimulus measures in U.S. history, a sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that gives President Joe Biden his first major victory in office. Susan Cornwell, Makini Brice U.S.

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More efforts needed to help Black, Hispanic Americans get COVID-19 vaccination

Wed, 2021-03-10 12:38 — mike kraft

Black, Hispanic Americans lag in COVID-19 vaccination as outreach efforts struggle It’s a life-threatening problem that’s been long predicted - but that few in the government or private sectors have yet done much to solve. Now the consequences are hitting some of America’s most vulnerable communities. Nick Brown U.S.

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Texas ends its face mask rule; here is list/map of the other states that don't require them

Wed, 2021-03-10 08:32 — mike kraft

Most states still require face masks to reduce the spread of Covid-19. These are the ones that don't While health officials agree face masks help prevent the spread of Covid-19, state and local governments have varied widely on implementation of mask rules. Leah Asmelash, Nakia McNabb and Amanda Watts, CNN CNN

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Poll: A quarter of Americans now say someone close to them died of COVID-19; political and racial divides continue

Tue, 2021-03-09 10:14 — mike kraft

Yahoo News/YouGov poll: One year into pandemic, a quarter of Americans say someone close to them has died from COVID-19 One year ago, on the eve of the eventful day that signaled the start of the COVID-19 pandemic — March 11, 2020 — a plurality of Americans (44 percent) said the threat of the virus had been “exaggerated,” according to a Yahoo News/YouGov poll conducted at the time. YahooNews

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Study on how coronavirus skeptics and anti-maskers use sophisticated graphs and charts--MIT

Mon, 2021-03-08 20:01 — mike kraft

When more Covid-19 data doesn’t equal more understanding MIT researchers found that Covid-19 skeptics on Twitter and Facebook — far from being “data illiterate” — often use sophisticated data visualization techniques to argue against public health precautions like mask mandates. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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FLorida spring-break partying: down but not out because of cornavirus

Mon, 2021-03-08 12:59 — mike kraft

Spring-Break Partying Falls Victim to COVID-19 Crisis Goodbye, sunshine Brian Hamacher NBC 6 South Florida

Colleges around the U.S. are scaling back spring break or canceling it entirely to discourage partying that could spread the virus and raise infection rates back on campus.

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