COVID-19 isn’t the biggest concern for many this holiday season, as more households in the United States are worried about the supply chain and labor shortages in the run-up to the holidays.
A recent survey conducted with 1,106 U.S. residents found that 38% are concerned about contracting COVID-19 over the holidays. Meanwhile, 40% said they were concerned the labor shortage would prevent them from taking time off, according to the survey conducted by CouponFellow.
Both of these numbers are markedly lower than the 50% of people surveyed who said they were concerned about issues with the global supply chain.
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Concerns about the supply chain are not unfounded, as a record 111 container ships sat in the waters surrounding the ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach as of Nov. 12.
The survey also found that the circumstances and vaccination statuses of party attendees play a large part in people’s comfort heading into the holidays. Only 36% of respondents would be comfortable attending events with unvaccinated attendees, while 38% said they would be comfortable if the event required COVID-19 tests to attend.
Approximately 40% of respondents said they were OK with attending events maskless with fellow unmasked attendees, and 25% said they would only be willing to attend a maskless event while wearing a face covering themselves.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci said in mid-October he believes those who are vaccinated can enjoy the holidays together with friends and family. AAA expects roughly 53.4 million people to travel for Thanksgiving, a 13% increase in travel over 2020.
