Attention to COVID-19 news increased slightly amid omicron surge; partisans differ in views about the outbreak
37% of U.S. adults say they are following news about the coronavirus outbreak very closely. That is up from 31% in March 2021.
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37% of U.S. adults say they are following news about the coronavirus outbreak very closely. That is up from 31% in March 2021.
More Black Americans say health outcomes for Black people in the United States have improved over the past 20 years than say outcomes have worsened.
Americans in 2022 find themselves in an environment that is at once greatly improved and frustratingly familiar.
Seven-in-ten Hispanic Americans say they’ve seen a doctor or other health care provider in the past year, compared with 82% among Americans overall.
Those on the political right are more likely to say there should have been fewer public activity restrictions during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Overall, there are about 42.5 million Americans with disabilities, making up 13% of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
Republican- and Democratic-led states alike already require hundreds of thousands of citizens to be vaccinated against various diseases.
53% of parents of K-12 students say schools in the United States should be providing a mix of in-person and online instruction this winter.
The pandemic and its effects on society became a pervasive part of the media narrative about Joe Biden’s first 60 days in office.
In Americans’ views of some aspects of the COVID-19 outbreak, there is little, or only modest, partisan difference.
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