San Francisco Chronicle: Fear of COVID fades even as virus remains a ‘significant threat,’ survey reveals

ahimsa · Mar 17, 2024

Fear of COVID fades even as virus remains a ‘significant threat,’ survey reveals

https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/survey-covid-fear-fades-even-virus-remains-18940241.php

San Francisco Chronicle said:

Here are some key takeaways from the survey, conducted in February with more than 10,000 adults:

Vaccine indifference up: Only 28% of U.S. adults have received the updated COVID-19 vaccine recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for severe illness protection, a considerable decrease from the 69% fully vaccinated by August 2021.

Political divide narrows: The partisan gap in whether Democrats and Republicans view COVID-19 as a significant threat has decreased from a 37-point gap in May 2022 to a 16 points now.

Long COVID awareness decreases: Approximately 21% of respondents believe it’s somewhat important for the medical field to address long COVID, while 6% say it is not very important or not at all important. A surprising 22% indicated they had never heard of long COVID. [<-- my bolding]

Economic concerns diminishing: Concerns about the virus being a significant threat to the U.S. economy have significantly decreased, with only 23% considering it a major threat currently, compared to 88% in May 2020.

Fear is fading: About 27% of Americans express some level of concern about contracting a severe case of COVID-19 that would necessitate hospitalization, while a slightly larger group, 40%, are worried about unknowingly spreading the virus to others.

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Mij · Mar 17, 2024

The Pandemic That Never Left- Heart FAILURE. Although the mortality related to COVID-19 has eased significantly from 2021 highs, COVID-19-related mortality was LOWER than Heart Failure-related mortality both at its peak and throughout the pandemic.

Jonathan Edwards · Mar 17, 2024

By this logic old age is the biggest pandemic of the lot.
Something should be done about it!

Sean · Mar 18, 2024

Jonathan Edwards said: ↑

By this logic old age is the biggest pandemic of the lot.
Something should be done about it!
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You clearly have a conflict of interest in this matter.

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