About 1 in 3 People see COVID-19 as a big or average threat to their well being, as summer time instances of the virus proceed to tick up, in accordance with a brand new survey.
The Axios/Ipsos American Well being Index discovered 32 p.c of People imagine that COVID-19 is a big or average threat to their well being, up from the 27 p.c who mentioned the identical in early June. The survey comes amid a surge in COVID-19 instances that reveals no speedy indicators of slowing down.
The survey discovered that 21 p.c of respondents polled have taken an at-home COVID-19 take a look at up to now week, which is up from the 17 p.c who reported doing so in June. Whereas a major share of respondents mentioned they imagine the virus poses a threat to them, solely 13 p.c mentioned they put on a masks on a regular basis.
Greater than half of the respondents, 52 p.c, mentioned they imagine the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Simply 35 p.c imagine the US is ready to cope with one other pandemic or widespread well being disaster.
Based on wastewater information from the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC), the viral exercise degree for COVID-19 is “at the moment very excessive” as of Aug. 15. The area with the best viral exercise is the West, in accordance with the CDC.
The survey additionally discovered that related shares of People additionally see the flu and different respiratory sicknesses as a big or average threat to their well being, with 33 p.c saying so.
The newest survey was performed amongst 1,063 adults Aug. 16-19 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2 share factors.
