KFF Health Tracking Poll: Ebola & Pandemic Preparedness Authors: Lunna Lopes, Isabelle Valdes, Audrey Kearney, Mardet Mulugeta, and Liz Hamel Published: Jul 28, 2026

https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-ebola-pandemic-preparedness/ Much of the public has yet to form an opinion on the U.S. government’s response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, this poll finds. Four in ten adults say the U.S. is less prepared for a pandemic now than it was in 2020.