A majority of people expect President Joe Biden and state officials to keep a mask mandate on for at least another year, with many expecting it to last much longer.
The latest Rasmussen Reports survey said that 58% of respondents expect that they’ll be required to wear masks in public places for at least another six months, including 25% for 18 months or longer.
Most shocking: 15% expect mask mandates to last for a few years to “indefinitely.”
The expectations of prolonged mask-wearing come despite the feeling by 50% of adults that the United States is winning the war against the virus. Just 26% said no, and the rest of the respondents were unsure.
Mask-wearing has been a hot issue for over a year, and the federal government recently said masks are not required outside for fully vaccinated people. But the messages have been mixed. Biden, for example, recently wore one outside, but in a newly released photo with former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter, both Biden and his wife, Jill, are maskless.
Still, 49% said that those vaccinated should stick to wearing masks.
