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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.

Last modified: 09/28/2023 10:35 AM Politics

Could Voting by Illegal Immigrants Shift 2024 Election?

More than half of voters consider it likely that next year’s election could be decided by illegal immigrants voting.

Last modified: 09/28/2023 10:26 AM Political Commentary

COVID Masking Déjà vu? By Brian Joondeph

COVID first emerged on the scene 3 ½ years ago, along with facemasks, distancing, lockdowns, quarantines, followed by mandatory vaccination and other dystopian social controls. As life has recently been returning to normal, it feels like Groundhog Day, with an eerie sense of déjà vu, especially around masking.

Last modified: 09/26/2023 10:20 AM Politics

COVID 2.0? Democrats Fear New Outbreak Most

More than half of Americans are concerned that the COVID-19 pandemic may return, and the fear is largely divided along political lines.

Last modified: 09/07/2023 11:02 AM Politics

COVID-19 Vaccine: Republicans Are Most Skeptical

COVID-19 Vaccine: Republicans Are Most Skeptical

Last modified: 08/29/2023 08:44 AM Political Commentary

Why Won't COVID Lockdown Artists Admit They Were Wrong? By Stephen Moore

COVID mania just won't go away. The deadly strains of the virus have been gone for two years now, and yet the recent outbreak of a mild flu-like variant is again stoking panic on the Left.

Last modified: 06/20/2023 10:28 AM Politics

COVID Cover-Up: Did Dr. Fauci Lie?

Most voters suspect U.S. officials covered up China’s role in the COVID-19 pandemic, and less than half think Dr. Anthony Fauci has told the truth about the research that may have caused the outbreak.

Last modified: 03/31/2023 09:00 AM Politics

COVID-19: Virus Deaths vs. Vaccine Deaths

Nearly as many Americans believe someone close to them died from side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine as died from the disease itself.

Last modified: 03/29/2023 09:17 AM Political Commentary

My COVID Experience By John Stossel

When I swallow, knives cut my throat.

Last modified: 03/24/2023 10:43 AM Politics

COVID-19: Voters Lose Trust in ‘Experts’

More than three years after “15 days to slow the spread” of COVID-19, most voters have less trust in government health experts – and in the news media, too