The coronavirus continues to dominate Americans’ top-of-mind mentions of what constitutes the most urgent health problem facing the country today, but to a lesser extent than a year ago.
In a Gallup poll conducted Nov. 1-16, 47% of U.S. adults named viruses as the country’s top health problem, with the vast majority of these (45%) mentioning COVID-19 or the coronavirus, specifically. In November 2020, 69% saw viruses as the top threat, including 67% citing COVID-19.
The latest data were collected before the omicron variant of the virus triggered new travel restrictions, as well as a stock market sell-off on Friday. CONTINUED
Lydia Saad, Gallup
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