AP-NORC poll: A third of US adults skeptical of COVID shots

By Mike Stobbe and Hannah Fingerhut | The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2021 NEW YORK (AP) — About 1 in 3 Americans say they definitely or probably won’t get the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new poll that some experts say is discouraging news if the U.S. hopes to achieve herd immunity and vanquish the outbreak.…

AP-NORC poll: Many Americans resuming pre-virus activities

Adrian Sainz and Hannah Fingerhut | the Associated Press June 18, 2021 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Many Americans are relaxing precautions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic and resuming everyday activities, even as some worry that coronavirus-related restrictions were hastily lifted, a new poll shows. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research…

Back home: Biden has daunting to-do list after European tour

Zeke Miller and Lisa Mascaro | the Associated Press June 17, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is facing a formidable to-do list now that he’s back from his summit-filled trip to Europe, with pressing legislative challenges, foreign policy follow-up and a need to steer the country’s reopening as the coronavirus threat recedes. His…

Poll: Millions in US struggle through life with few to trust

Alexandra Olson | the Associated Press June 10, 2021 NEW YORK (AP) — Karen Glidden’s loneliness became unbearable during the coronavirus pandemic. The 72-year-old widow, who suffers from vision loss and diabetes and lives far from any relatives, barely left her house in Champion, Michigan, this past year, for fear of contracting the virus. Finally vaccinated,…

AP-NORC poll: More Americans believe anti-Asian hate rising

Terry Tang and Hannah Fingerhut | the Associated Press May 26, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Americans across racial and ethnic groups believe discrimination has worsened in the last year against Asian Americans, who became the target of attacks after being unfairly blamed for the coronavirus pandemic. A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs…