According to a new Morning Consult poll, a larger share of voters are more concerned about the economic consequences of the Covid-19 epidemic than the public health consequences.
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Half of the people in the poll are more concerned about the economic impact than the public health one.
The highest shares recorded so far are for Democrats, Independents and Republicans.
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local community,” including only 27% of Democrats, the lowest share since July 2021.A majority still says it is very concerned about the omicron variant.
The shares of people who are comfortable with going to a sporting event, flying or dining at a restaurant are back to where they were before the omicron variant emerged.
A majority of respondents still report wearing a mask, down from a majority in mid-January, when cases were higher. A plurality of people still think it's too soon for states to lift their mask mandates.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 100% of new Covid-19 cases in the U.S. are linked to the omicron variant.
The number of new Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths has been declining nationwide since the omicron variant surged in December and January, with daily cases going down from an average of nearly 800,000 in January to less than 80,000 now. The subsiding cases have prompted states, cities and businesses to drop mask mandates and other Covid restrictions like proof-of-vaccine requirements, and Hawaii is the only state that still has an indoor mask mandate in place. As the U.S. prepares to enter its third year of the Pandemic, a growing number of state leaders want Americans to learn to live with it. Health experts warn that even if Covid-19 is endemic, it could still get worse and become a pandemic again.
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