Toplines - COVID Data - August 5-6 and 9, 2026

National Survey of 1,107 U.S. Likely Voters
Conducted August 5-6 and 9, 2026

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How safe and effective were COVID-19 vaccines?

34% Very safe and effective

23% Somewhat safe and effective

19% Not very safe and effective

17% Not at all safe and effective

  6% Not sure

2* U.S. Senate investigators say evidence shows that senior officials at the federal Food and Drug Administration, known as the FDA, were aware of high numbers of severe side effects from COVID-19 vaccines, and hid this data from the public. How serious is this scandal at the FDA?

50% Very serious

21% Somewhat serious

12% Not very serious

10% Not at all serious

  8% Not sure

3* If it is proven that officials at the FDA and other federal agencies concealed data about severe side effects of COVID-19 vaccines, what would be the appropriate punishment for these officials? Should they be removed from their jobs, have their medical licenses revoked, be criminally prosecuted, or all of the above? Or should they not be punished at all?

21% They should be removed from their jobs

11% Have their medical licenses revoked

11% Be criminally prosecuted

37% All of the above

10% They should not be punished at all

  9% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence