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Political Polarization During Disease Outbreaks: A Meta-Analysis of Archival Survey Data From Polio to COVID-19.

Objectives. To assess how political polarization during COVID-19 compares with that in past disease outbreaks in the United States. Methods. Using random-effects meta-analyses and mixed-effects meta-regressions, we searched the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research and estimated the association b...

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Published in:American Journal of Public Health Vol. 116; no. 1; pp. 124 - 137
Main Authors: McMurtry, Caitlin L., Cheu, Rachana
Format: Article
Published: American Public Health Association Jan2026
Subjects:
United States
Disease outbreaks
Conflict (Psychology)
Vaccination
Public opinion
Attitude (Psychology)
Vaccine hesitancy
Polio
Practical politics
COVID-19 pandemic
Meta-analysis
Descriptive statistics
Confidence intervals
Data analysis software
COVID-19
Regression analysis
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