Key Questions About the Current U.S. Monkeypox Outbreak
This brief answers key questions about the U.S. monkeypox outbreak to date and identifies issues that may affect the response going forward.
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Providing an Equal Number of Free COVID-19 Tests to U.S. Households Results in Inequitable Access
FeatureHispanic, Asian, and Black people are more likely than White people to live in households with more than four people, where not everyone will receive a free COVID-19 test from the federal government.
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The Red/Blue Divide in COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Continues: An Update
Policy WatchThis analysis is an update to a previous analysis conducted in September 2021. Using county-level data, we analyzed trends in COVID-19 vaccination rates in counties that voted for President Trump in the 2020 election compared to counties that voted for President Biden. We find higher vaccination rates for counties that voted for Biden. However, rates among those fully vaccinated that have received a booster are similar between the two groups.
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A Federal Covid Testing Plan Finally Ramps Up. Strings Are Attached.
PerspectiveIn this commentary for Barron's, Cynthia Cox and Lindsey Dawson examine the cost and availability of at-home COVID-19 tests and how the new Biden administration policy requiring private insurances to cover their costs may work.
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A Year of Vaccine Inequity
FeatureJust 7% of low-income countries' populations have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of December 20, well behind the 40% target for 2021.
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Public Health Infrastructure and Pandemic Preparedness Provisions in the Build Back Better Act
Issue BriefThis brief summarizes funding for public health infrastructure as well as pandemic preparedness as specified in the Build Back Better Act introduced in the House.
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Mixed Prospects for Vaccinating Children
From Drew AltmanIn this Axios column, Drew Altman examines the data about what parents say they will do once their children ages 5-11 become eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, and why it will take some time and a concerted outreach effort to match adult vaccination rates.
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The Red/Blue Divide in COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
Policy WatchThis post examines a growing COVID-19 vaccine gap in Red and Blue America, with the share of the population that have been fully vaccinated in counties that voted for President Biden in 2020 increasing more rapidly than the share in counties that voted for President Trump.
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on LGBT+ People’s Mental Health
Issue BriefThe COVID-19 pandemic, which has disrupted the lives of people across the globe, has negatively impacted LGBT+ people’s mental health in disproportionate ways. In this data note, we pull together data from nationally representative surveys, adding to a small but growing evidence base on the impact of the pandemic on LGBT+ people.
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KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: July 2021
Poll FindingThis Vaccine Monitor report finds little change since June in the share of adults who either received a COVID-19 vaccine or say they will as soon as they can. A quarter of unvaccinated adults say they likely will get a shot by the end of the year. Unvaccinated adults are much less worried than vaccinated ones about the Delta variant.