{"id":117049,"date":"2021-06-24T00:42:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T00:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=117049"},"modified":"2021-06-24T00:42:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T00:42:28","slug":"despite-decreasing-covid-19-anxiety-4-in-10-americans-are-still-wearing-masks-poll-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/business\/despite-decreasing-covid-19-anxiety-4-in-10-americans-are-still-wearing-masks-poll-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite decreasing COVID-19 anxiety, 4 in 10 Americans are still wearing masks, poll shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Story Highlights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Only 23% of Americans said they were \u201cvery concerned\u201d about a family member experiencing severe illness due to COVID-19, the poll shows.<\/li>\n<li>Nearly three-quarters of those who have been vaccinated expressed concern over another surge.<\/li>\n<li>Among the 1 in 5 Americans who say they won\u2019t get the vaccine, 69% either lean or identify with the Republican Party.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As cases continue to drop in the United States, Americans are less anxious about COVID-19 affecting their family members, according to a new Monmouth University poll.<\/p>\n<p>Only 23% of Americans said they were \u201cvery concerned\u201d about a family member experiencing severe illness due to COVID-19, compared to 60% in January, according to the poll published Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Another finding: Four in 10 Americans haven\u2019t changed their mask-wearing habits since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dropped mask requirements for vaccinated people in mid-May.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the CDC has loosened its mask restrictions for people who have had the vaccine, we&#8217;re finding more of the unvaccinated are using that as an opportunity to take off their masks as well, because you can basically blend in with the crowd,\u201d Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, told USA TODAY.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Delta is the &#8216;most serious&#8217; COVID-19 variant, scientists say: <\/strong>How will it affect the US?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Of those that have been vaccinated, 41% are wearing masks as often as they did before the new guidance, according to the poll. Among the 1 in 5 Americans who said they won\u2019t get vaccinated, only a quarter reported wearing their mask as often as in the past, and nearly half reported wearing a mask only rarely during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>That could be why despite lessening anxiety, 26% of those polled were \u201cvery concerned\u201d and 31% were \u201csomewhat concerned\u201d about another surge if enough people aren&#8217;t vaccinated. Nearly three-quarters of those who have been vaccinated expressed concern over another surge.<\/p>\n<p>The poll also showed half of Americans believe the recent decrease in cases is due to vaccines being more widely available, while nearly a quarter attribute the decline to the virus \u201crunning its course.\u201d For those who are unvaccinated, that number is as high as 55%.<\/p>\n<p>Among those 1 in 5 Americans who say they won\u2019t get the vaccine, 69% either lean or identify with the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere needs to be a significant change in messaging from Republican leadership about the vaccine. Unfortunately, it doesn&#8217;t look like it&#8217;s coming, and even if it does come at this point, it might be too little too late,\u201d Murray said.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/health\/2021\/06\/23\/covid-19-masks-monmouth-poll\/5329089001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Story Highlights Only 23% of Americans said they were \u201cvery concerned\u201d about a family member experiencing severe illness due to COVID-19, the poll shows. 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