New survey shows over a third of U.S. adults worry that they or someone in their family will get flu, Covid-19, or RSV in next 3 months, but no consensus on which virus is more likely to cause severe illness.
Vaccination
Vaccine Confidence Falls as Belief in Health Misinformation Grows
Americans have less confidence in vaccines than they did just a year or two ago, and more people accept misinformation about vaccines and Covid-19, according to an APPC health survey.
Public Knowledge Varies Greatly on Flu and Covid-19, Surveys Show
There is wide variability in what the U.S. public knows about the seasonal flu and Covid-19, but some facts are much more strongly associated with an individual’s vaccination behavior, Annenberg surveys show.
Fact-checking Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., on Vaccines, Autism, and Covid-19
In a new three-part series, FactCheck.org examines Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s false and misleading claims about vaccines, autism, Covid-19 and other health topics.
People with a Conspiracy Mindset Resist Childhood Vaccination, Study Shows
New survey-based research finds that adults who embraced a conspiratorial mindset in 2021 were more resistant to vaccinating a child against Covid-19 the following year.
RSV Is a Serious Health Threat, but the Public Knows Little About It
RSV is a serious health threat, but a new survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that the public is ill-informed about it and unfamiliar with some common symptoms.
Jamieson Addresses Nobel Prize Summit on Reducing Susceptibility to Misinformation
Kathleen Hall Jamieson spoke about reducing public susceptibility to misinformation in science. One way would be to rename the VAERS vaccine-safety reporting system.
Confusion Over VAERS: Why the Vaccine Safety Reporting System Should Be Renamed
A report from the Annenberg Public Policy Center explains why the federal vaccine safety reporting system, or VAERS, should be renamed.