Author: Trevor Tompson

By Emily Swanson and Tom Murphy | The Associated Press August 10, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans have high trust in doctors, nurses and pharmacists, a new poll finds. Researchers say that trust could become important in the push to increase COVID-19 vaccinations, as long as unvaccinated people have care providers they know and…

By Josh Boak, Hannah Fingerhut and Ben Fox | The Associated Press August 19, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — A significant majority of Americans doubt that the war in Afghanistan was worthwhile, even as the United States is more divided over President Joe Biden’s handling of foreign policy and national security, according to a poll from…

By James Anderson and Hannah Fingerhut | The Associated Press August 20, 2021 DENVER (AP) — Anxiety in the United States over COVID-19 is at its highest level since winter, a new poll shows, as the delta variant rages, more states and school districts adopt mask and vaccination requirements and the nation’s hospitals once again…

By Julie Pace and Hannah Fingerhut | The Associated Press August 21, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is facing a summer slump, with Americans taking a notably less positive view of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his job approval rating ticking down. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public…

By Collin Binkley and Hannah Fingerhut | The Associated Press August 23, 2021 BOSTON (AP) — As COVID-19 cases surge around the country, a majority of Americans say they support mask mandates for students and teachers in K-12 schools, according to a new poll, but their views are sharply divided along political lines. About 6…