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Last modified: 05/29/2025 12:19 PM Lifestyle

COVID-19: 51% Suspect Heart Damage From Vaccine

In the wake of recent warnings from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), about half of Americans think vaccines against the COVID-19 virus may have caused heart problems for some patients.

Last modified: 05/07/2025 11:57 AM Lifestyle

COVID-19: Did the Experts Get It Right?

Five years after the COVID-19 virus emerged, Americans remain divided over whether health experts were right or wrong in their advice on dealing with the pandemic.

Last modified: 04/18/2025 10:24 AM Politics

COVID-19: 48% Suspect Deliberate Release

Now that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has concluded that the COVID-19 virus came from a Chinese laboratory, nearly half of voters think the pandemic outbreak was not accidental. 

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Last modified: 02/11/2025 04:25 PM Lifestyle

Democrats Are Far More Fearful of COVID ‘Dark Winter’ Than Others

Democrats strongly agree with their nominee Joe Biden that America is entering “a dark winter” because of the coronavirus, but other voters aren’t nearly as gloomy. President Trump is more upbeat, promising a COVID-19 vaccine soon, and most voters say they’re likely to get one.

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Last modified: 02/11/2025 04:25 PM Lifestyle

Democrats Are More Enthusiastic About COVID Vaccine Since Biden Won

Democrats are a lot more eager to get the anti-coronavirus vaccine now that it appears Joe Biden will be administering the shot.

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Last modified: 02/11/2025 04:25 PM Politics

Voters Want Congress to Investigate Whether Officials Report COVID-19 Cases Accurately

With New York Governor Andrew Cuomo accused of concealing facts about COVID-19 nursing home deaths in his state, most voters want Congress to investigate whether public officials are accurately reporting coronavirus cases.

Last modified: 02/11/2025 04:25 PM Lifestyle

Most Democrats Favor Mandatory Masks, COVID-19 Vaccine for School Children

When children return to school this fall, will they be required to wear masks and get the COVID-19 vaccine? Democrats hope so.

Last modified: 02/11/2025 04:24 PM Lifestyle

COVID-19: Majority Say Danger Is Mostly Past

Most Americans believe the danger of COVID-19 is now mostly over, and oppose making vaccination against the virus mandatory for school children.

Last modified: 12/16/2024 10:44 AM Politics

COVID Cover-Up? Voters Are Suspicious

Now that a court has ordered the release of COVID-19 vaccine trials, most voters suspect there’s been a cover-up.

Last modified: 09/17/2024 02:04 PM Lifestyle

Killer Shot? Most Still Suspect COVID-19 Vaccine Risk

Suspicion that COVID-19 vaccines may be to blame for unexplained deaths remains high, and many Americans think someone they know could be among the victims.

Last modified: 06/28/2024 10:49 AM Political Commentary

COVID-19: Another Fail-Safe Institution Proves Not So Safe By Michael Barone

Between 1998 and 2003, the budget of the National Institutes of Health was doubled. This was an extraordinary enterprise after the multi-year, post-Cold War decline in defense spending and at a time when government agency budgets tended to be increased marginally or carried over from previous years.

Last modified: 06/21/2024 09:17 AM Politics

33% Agree COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Is Killing Large Numbers of People’

Nearly a quarter of those who got vaccinated against COVID-19 regret it, and a third agree with a medical expert’s condemnation of the vaccine as deadly.

Last modified: 05/24/2024 11:56 AM Lifestyle

Nearly 1-in-5 Say Someone They Know Died from COVID-19 Vaccine

Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the world, many Americans believe they know someone who died from the vaccine that promised to stop the virus.

Last modified: 01/31/2024 09:39 AM Politics

Democrats Trust Health Experts More

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of Americans think it’s more important to research health issues than simply trusting experts – although Democrats trust experts more.

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Last modified: 01/12/2024 11:36 AM Politics

More Than Half Suspect COVID-19 Vaccines Have Caused Deaths

A majority of Americans believe COVID-19 vaccines may be to blame for many unexplained deaths, and nearly one-in-four say someone they know could be among the victims.

Last modified: 01/04/2024 12:10 PM Business

Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Continues to Emerge from Its COVID Slump

With more of the country moving through their COVID-19 reopening phases, confidence in the economy continues its upswing, with the Rasmussen Reports Economic Index rising another five points from June to 114.9.

Last modified: 11/03/2023 11:46 AM Politics

Fall Back? Many Confused by Daylight Savings Time

Two-thirds of Americans know that they’re supposed to set their clocks back one hour when Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday, but many say they’ve forgotten it before.

Last modified: 11/02/2023 10:43 AM Politics

Killer Jab? 24% Say Someone They Know Died From COVID-19 Vaccine

Nearly a quarter of Americans believe someone they know died from COVID-19 vaccine side effects, and even more say they might be willing to become plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against vaccine makers.

Last modified: 10/25/2023 09:08 AM Political Commentary

COVID Deception By John Stossel

   Remember when Sen. Rand Paul accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of funding China's Wuhan virus lab?

Last modified: 10/02/2023 09:51 AM Politics

Homelessness: Bad and Getting Worse, Most Americans Say

Most Americans consider homelessness a very serious problem now, and nearly two-thirds say it’s gotten worse in the past two years.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 87% of American Adults believe homelessness is a serious problem in America, including 61% who say the problem is Very Serious.