An illuminating new poll from Pew Research has found that Americans no longer care about COVID, listing it as the least of their concerns on a list of 12 different topics.
The survey, which was conducted between April 25 and May 1, found that only 19% of respondents described COVID as a “very big problem”, compared to 31% who said it was of a “little problem”.
Another 12% described COVID as “not a problem at all”.
The new numbers run counter to more pressing issues like inflation and violent crime in the United States. 70% of Americans said inflation was a “very big problem”, followed by 23% who described it as a “moderately big problem”.
After inflation, health care affordability, violent crime, gun violence and the federal budget deficit are some of the most serious issues Americans would like to see addressed — all of which are between 51 and 55 percent as a “very big problem” on the list. Less than 2% of Americans consider them “not at all a problem”.
Other pressing issues include climate change, the quality of K-12 public schools, illegal immigration, racism, the state of infrastructure and unemployment – ranking well above the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19.
The coronavirus outbreak ranks at the very bottom, with just 19% of respondents still caring about the issue as if it needs the most attention.
“Democrats are nearly four times more likely than Republicans to view climate change as a very big issue (63% vs. 16%),” Pew Research reported. “Republicans, on the other hand, are much more likely than Democrats to see illegal immigration as a very big problem (65% vs. 19%).”
It should be noted that Pew Research did not include the conflict in Ukraine as an option on the list.