Opinion Today

August 7, 2021

About One in Five Americans Remain Vaccine-Resistant
Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup
Just under one in five U.S. adults, 18%, can be described as vaccine-resistant. These Americans say they would not agree to be vaccinated if a COVID-19 vaccine were available to them right now at no cost and that they are unlikely to change their mind about it.

Delta Uncertainty Rattles Confidence in the Economy
Clifford Young, Ipsos
Despite a strong July jobs report, we’re seeing a lot of uncertainty around the economy, particularly over the past three weeks. Inflation, new indoor mask mandates, a changing labor market, rising COVID cases, and the Delta variant all equate to a volatile mix. What do we call this? Virus-based uncertainty.

Massive Delta surge hasn't convinced unvaccinated Americans that virus is riskier than vaccines
Andrew Romano, Yahoo News
As the hypercontagious Delta variant rips through undervaccinated parts of the U.S. and shatters hospitalization records in hot spots such as Florida and Louisia…