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5 Years Later: America Looks Back at the Impact of COVID-19
About half of Americans say the pandemic changed how they use technology today
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- 5 Years Later: America Looks Back at the Impact of COVID-19
- Most say COVID-19 drove the U.S. apart
- Three-quarters say the pandemic took a toll on them, though most say they’ve recovered at least somewhat
- Large partisan divides on views of COVID-19’s severity
- Democrats more likely than Republicans to say it’s important for people with cold-like symptoms to wear a mask, test for COVID-19
- Democrats and Republicans remain divided over how well public health officials responded to COVID-19
- Majority of Republicans say there should have been fewer restrictions in their area during the pandemic
- 8 in 10 Republicans say the news media exaggerated COVID-19 risks
- Young adults, Hispanic Americans more likely to say the pandemic took a major toll on their lives
- Majority of workers whose jobs allow telecommuting continue to work from home at least some of the time
- Since early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, stable share of Americans have participated in religious services either in person or virtually
- About half of Americans say the pandemic changed how they use technology today
- 4 in 10 say the country would do better in a future health emergency