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Most Americans have recently been affected by extreme weather and support efforts to protect against future disasters, a new survey finds. And many people suffer long-term financial problems.

"[C]ommunication and community engagement efforts need to focus not only on persuading the small fraction of parents and other caregivers who are not accepting OPV today, but also on preventing erosion of OPV acceptance among caregivers who have been accepting it previously."

The vaccination drive against COVID-19 in the U.S. is grinding to a halt, especially in conservative corners of the country.

38% of American Households Report Financial Crisis During Delta Surge, HSPH Poll Finds | News | The Harvard Crimson

Delta variant continues, 38% of U.S. households report facing serious financial problems

Poll: Public supports substantial increase in spending on U.S. public health, but has concerns about how the system functions now Public trust in healthcare workers is higher during this time than trust in public health institutions, including the CDC, FDA, and NIH For immediate release: May 13, 2021 Boston, MA – According to a new Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll, in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, a large majority of the public (71%) favors ...

Americans are skeptical of the CDC, Harvard poll shows They’re more likely to trust their own nurses and doctors By Travis Andersen Globe Staff,Updated May 13, 2021, 1:06 p.m. Email to a Friend Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky.Greg Nash/Associated Press Amid a COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 580,000 people in the United States, Americans are more inclined to heed the counsel of individual doctors and nurses than they are to trust governm...

Today Some clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. Low 47F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph.. Tonight Some clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. Low 47F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph. Updated: April 25, 2021 @ 3:17 pm CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE

Harvard Faculty and Public Policy Experts Talk Health Care and Polarization at HSPH Event Joanne Kenen ’79, bottom left, health care editor-at-large for Politico, moderated the discussion, which featured, clockwise from top left, Robert J. Blendon, a professor at the School of Public Health; Guy-Uriel E. Charles, a law professor at Duke University; David C. King, a senior lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School; and Sabrina Corlette ’94, a research professor at Georgetown University. Harvar...

The $1.9-trillion COVID relief bill that Congress passed last week did a lot more than provide pandemic aid: It also included the biggest expansion of Obamacare in the program’s history. And here’s what was strange about that: Republicans raised hardly any objections. From the Affordable Care Act’s passage in 2010 through President Trump’s failed reelection campaign last year, GOP politicians have vowed to repeal the federally run insurance plan. But the last time Republicans really tr...