According to a new poll, the share of Americans who say they are taking precautions against coronaviruses like mask wearing and avoiding public activities is at its highest point since last spring.
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The poll found that more than half of the US adults had distanced themselves from others in the past week by staying at home and avoiding them.
Less people are visiting friends or family in the last week than at any point since March, and more people are dining out at a restaurant than at any point since April.
As companies delay planned returns to the office, 31% of respondents reported working remotely over the past week, the highest percentage since late May.
The vast majority of respondents reported wearing a mask at all times or sometimes when outside of their home, the largest share since May 21-24.
More Americans think it's a large risk to eat at a restaurant than at any time since March, while those who think it's a large risk to take an airplane or mass transit have hit their highest point since February.
There was a majority of 58%. The number of people who think it would be a large or moderate risk if they returned to their pre-pandemic lives is the highest it has been since March.
People said they were not likely to change their behavior due to the omicron variant. According to the survey, Americans are taking more precautions as cases and hospitalizations continue to spike. According to the New York Times, the omicron variant has caused a 20% increase in new daily cases over the past two weeks. The number of Americans who know someone who has tested positive for Covid-19 has gone up. A growing number of people who have been vaccined have also contracted the coronaviruses, as evidence shows that omicron is better at evading the vaccine than earlier strains, even as the shots remain effective at preventing severe illness and death. The proportion of people who have had Covid-19 who have been exposed to it has gone up from 22% in mid-December to 36% in late November.
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