How Americans envision a post-pandemic world order
Americans are divided in their outlooks, mainly along ideological lines, but are more united on opinions about China’s place in the world.
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Around three-in-ten Americans are very confident they could fact-check news about COVID-19
Americans’ confidence in checking COVID-19 information aligns closely with their confidence in checking the accuracy of news stories broadly.
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Americans are critical of China’s handling of COVID-19, distrust information about it from Beijing
Americans expect China’s international reputation will suffer because of how the country has handled the coronavirus outbreak.
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Few U.S. adults say they’ve been diagnosed with coronavirus, but more than a quarter know someone who has
Relatively few Americans say they have tested positive for coronavirus antibodies, but many more believe they may have been infected.
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Americans are following news about presidential candidates much less closely than COVID-19 news
With Election Day six months away, 52% of Americans are paying fairly close or very close attention to news about the presidential candidates.
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Americans Give Higher Ratings to South Korea and Germany Than U.S. for Dealing With Coronavirus
U.S. adults give high marks to South Korea and Germany’s pandemic responses. In contrast, most believe China has done an only fair or poor job.
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Most Americans expect a COVID-19 vaccine within a year; 72% say they would get vaccinated
Americans’ expectations for the year ahead include an effective treatment or cure for COVID-19, as well as a vaccine to prevent the disease.
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Americans Who Rely Most on White House for COVID-19 News More Likely to Downplay the Pandemic
People in this group are most likely to say the outbreak has been made too big of a deal and journalists have been exaggerating the risks.
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Americans favor medical care but not economic aid for undocumented immigrants affected by COVID-19
68% of U.S. adults say the federal government has a responsibility to provide medical care to undocumented immigrants who have COVID-19.
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Amid coronavirus crisis, Americans and Germans see changing world in different ways
Germans are increasingly negative about their relationship with the U.S. Also, Germans are more comfortable than Americans with globalization.
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