Conventional wisdom may be that Americans are ready to put COVID-19 in the rearview mirror and cast precautions aside, but the latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor report finds that most adults have not yet resumed all of their normal pre-pandemic activities and most continue to mask regularly in public places. […] Read more »
More boosters, more variants, but less concern: Americans face future of COVID pandemic
Two years in, Americans’ concern about COVID-19 has dropped to its lowest level since the CBS News poll started tracking it in the spring of 2020, but they aren’t ready to say the pandemic is over. Most foresee a lasting vigilance, including a need for more booster shots, and most […] Read more »
With Omicron, Americans Are Taking More Personal Precautions
As public health officials closely monitor the spread and severity of the omicron variant, most Americans are again avoiding travel, staying away from large groups, and wearing masks. To feel safe while participating in public life, 59% consider it essential that they personally are vaccinated. Few Americans think the pandemic […] Read more »
Holiday Celebrations as the Pandemic Persists
The COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on holiday celebrations last year. But even though the pandemic is far from over, Americans are looking forward to making merry with friends and family this December. Americans were just as likely to give presents the past two years as they are this holiday […] Read more »
Latest COVID-19 Wave Dents U.S. Optimism
After improving in October, public optimism about the course of the coronavirus situation has once again dimmed as COVID-19 cases attributed to the Delta variant have risen, and the Omicron virus looms as the next obstacle to ending the pandemic. At the same time, Americans are no more worried than […] Read more »
Fox Business Poll: Voters worry about the pandemic but split on restrictions
A sizable majority is concerned about the coronavirus pandemic, and the number saying the virus is “not at all” under control has inched up, according to a new Fox Business survey of registered voters nationwide. Twenty-seven percent think the pandemic is under control (8 percent completely and 19 percent mostly), […] Read more »