Public Attitudes

Families felt pandemic burdens differently, depending on education level and child age evgenyatamanenko / iStock CIDRAP

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Caregivers who had less than a high school education (compared to a master’s degree or higher) had more challenges accessing COVID-19 tests, lower odds of working remotely (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.04; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.03 to 0.07), and more food-access concerns (aOR, 4.14; 95% CI, 3.20 to 5.36).

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New Covid vaccines are on the way as 'Eris' variant rises Hospitalizations from "Eris", a variant of the Omicron form of the coronavirus, are on the rise around the United States. Michael Erman Reuters

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Vaccine hesitancy behind most decisions to not get COVID-19 vaccines The level of hesitancy for the COVID-19 vaccine was much higher than for other routinely given vaccines. CIDRAP

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Vaccine hesitancy, which began to grow steadily in the US during the early 2000s with false claims that common childhood vaccines caused autism, soared again during the pandemic, as employee vaccine mandates became political footballs.

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