Survey Shows Declining Concerns Among Americans About COVID-19

A new survey found that only one in five Americans now view the coronavirus as “a major threat” to the health of the U.S. population, indicating a sharp decline from a high of 67 percent in July 2020. The Pew Research Center survey, conducted among 10,133 Americans from Feb. 7 to Feb. 11, showed that only 10 percent of people are concerned they will catch the disease and require hospitalization. “This data represents a low ebb of public concern about the virus that reached its height in the summer and fall of 2020, when as many as two-thirds of Americans viewed COVID-19 as a major threat to public health,” it stated. The survey results were published on March 7....