People are becoming more concerned about COVID-19 amid the recent uptick in cases and new variants, says Gallup’s latest quarterly poll. Fox News Digital spoke to doctors for reaction.
Thirty-six percent are"not too worried," and 37% are"not worried at all," the poll found.
Overall, the majority of Americans still believe the pandemic is over, although this is a decrease from 64% in May/June.Among political parties, all are more likely to say the COVID situation is worsening — but"Democrats have grown particularly negative about the trajectory," stated the Gallup news release.
Democrats’ concern about getting COVID rose from 26% to 41%; yet this fear did not rise for Republicans or independents compared to the last poll.While 51% of Democrats thought the pandemic was over last quarter, only 35% feel that way now, according to a new Gallup poll.Most people are still not wearing masks, poll findsA little over half of respondents, or 55%, said they never wear a mask, while 45% still wear one at least some of the time.
Those who said they still do wear masks provided the following reasons for doing so, according to Gallup:35% say they are not immunocompromised but wear masks for protection anyway19% say they are protecting themselves fromCOVID is"back on the radar," according to Dr. Marc Siegel, clinical professor of medicine atand a Fox News medical contributor — but the responses are mixed, from fear to denial to fatigue, he said.
"This time of year, patients in general have concerns about getting sick and what they can personally do to protect themselves," she told Fox News Digital. For those who are concerned about the health risks of getting COVID, one doctor suggests taking protective measures:"If that is getting a COVID vaccine, washing hands frequently or wearing a mask, then do that.""Each person is going to pick and choose how they would like to protect themselves and others during this season," Purdy said.
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