Most of the public say COVID-19 is no longer a “crisis,” according to a new poll. Thirty-seven percent have even returned to their “pre-covid” routines.
The Axios-Ipsos survey revealed that the majority sees the virus as “a problem, but manageable,” with 73% of respondents saying so.
Only 9% said the coronavirus is “a serious crisis.” Sixteen percent of Democrats echoed the sentiment, compared to only 3% of Republicans.
Seventeen percent of respondents said the virus is “not a problem at all,” including 31% of Republicans but only 3% of Democrats.
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Despite the non-crisis determination, 51% of respondents still support school districts imposing mask mandates. Only 22% said their employers still require that they mask up at work.
Two-thirds have reported going out to eat and visiting friends or relatives in the past week, according to the poll. Just 36% of businesses are requiring proof of vaccination, whereas the number was 51% in February.
The survey was conducted between April 8 and 11 with 1,043 respondents 18 or older.
This week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson revealed that he has not received any COVID-19 vaccinations. “I skipped the first three. I’m not getting that one either,” Carlson told the lead pastor of San Diego’s Awaken megachurch, Jurgen Matthesius.
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“I look at these people, like, this just does not make sense at all,” he continued. “And I have no idea what’s up here, but whatever you’re telling me, it’s just not true.”
