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Laura Santhanam is the Health Reporter and Coordinating Producer for Polling for the PBS NewsHour, where she has also worked as the Data Producer. Follow @LauraSanthanam

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Politics Nov 09

Where do you fit? Take the Pew Political Party Quiz

To better understand what divides -- and unites -- Americans today, the Pew Research Center created its Political Typology Quiz.

Health Nov 04

How doctors are getting COVID shots to kids ages 5-11

After nearly two years of anxiety during the coronavirus pandemic, health workers across the country are rolling out vaccines for children age 5-11 -- a moment many parents have longed to meet.

Health Nov 04

What young Americans think about vaccines and mandates

A majority believe that getting vaccinated is -- at least in part -- an obligation we owe to each other, according to a new poll from the PBS NewsHour and Generation Lab.

Health Nov 03

D.C.’s door-to-door COVID vaccine program hopes to increase trust among the hesitant

Even as vaccinations for younger children are expected to ramp up, COVID-19 vaccination rates for adults have slowed across much of the country. Nationally, about 70% of Americans 18 years and older are fully vaccinated. But many cities and states…

World Nov 01

Poll: Half of Americans think U.S. should do more on climate change

More Americans — about six out of 10 — say the global community is doing too little to address climate change.

Politics Nov 01

As Election Day nears, most U.S. adults say future of democracy is under threat

There are two realities on who -- and what -- poses the greatest threat to American democracy, according to this latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

Politics Oct 29

As Biden heads to climate change conference, half of Americans think the U.S. isn’t doing enough

Younger people, who will inherit the choices of previous generations, were much more likely than others to feel that the global community is not doing enough to prevent climate change from getting worse, according to this latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

Health Oct 28

How one city is reaching the unvaccinated

"It's not as efficient as a mass vaccination center, but that doesn't mean it's any less important."…

Economy Oct 12

Why millions of Americans feel they must choose between caring for loved ones and work

Generations of workers have simply absorbed the chaos of balancing labor and child care, and the pandemic exposed how underappreciated -- and broken -- the nation’s child care system is. What policymakers do next could change the way U.S. families…

Politics Sep 30

The U.S. ranks 48th in per capita vaccination. Political polarization is one reason why

Unease amid the nation's pandemic response and protracted budget wrangling in Congress may be costing President Joe Biden political capital he needs to advance his ambitious agenda, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

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