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There is a large majority of Americans would support congressional passage of a new stimulus bill to help those impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Most of them would prefer that it received bipartisan support in US Congress, too. However, a majority give President Joe Biden good marks for his handling of the coronavirus outbreak and for his performance as president overall in the opening weeks of his administration. Most think the coronavirus vaccine rollout in their states is still too slow and it has been at least fair. A majority of Americans are also planning to either get vaccinated as soon as possible or are at least considering it. Large majorities of Democrats, Republicans, and independent Americans of all income levels would approve of a Covid-19 relief package. Point to be noted that 6 in 10 Americans think the vaccine rollout has been too slow in their states, but 73% of Americans think the process has been fair.

There has also been some progress in convincing Americans to get the vaccine. Some of them said they’d get one if eligible including the smaller percent that’ve already gotten it, which is up from last month. The number who will consider it and wait and see what happens to others before getting one has dropped. But 22% of Americans still have no intention of getting vaccinated and that percentage remains unmoved. Republicans, lower-income Americans, lower levels of education, and non-White Americans are relatively more reluctant to get it than Democrats, those with higher income and educational attainment levels, and White Americans. Republicans trust medical and health professionals generally are in alignment with Democrats. A majority of Americans including most Democrats, Republicans, and independents also trust stories from people who have gotten the vaccine themselves. However, the assessments are still negative overall.

There is some more optimism in America’s fight against the outbreak. The percentage who says things are going well has risen 10 points since last month, from 35% in January to 45% today. Joe Biden gets good marks overall for the handling of the coronavirus outbreak. 64% of Americans think he is doing a good job handling the outbreak and 61% approve of the job he is doing as president so far. Some of them still need another relief package. 3 in 4 Americans think it’s at least somewhat important that any economic relief package does, including 41% say it’s very important. Most Republicans think this is very important, but a third of Democrats do as well. There is also no consensus on how big the package should be. 4 in 10 Americans think the economic relief package being discussed in the US Congress right now is about the right size, but some said the amount of funds being discussed is too small.