LAST UPDATE: APRIL 14, 2021
The Return to Normal: Views on the Pandemic
This tracker is part of a series from Morning Consult gauging when consumers will return to normal activities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more and sign-up for alerts.
Morning Consult is closely tracking the public’s attitudes on vaccines, social distancing, comfort, political and institutional leadership in handling the coronavirus, the economic cost and more.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Fewer Than Half of U.S. Adults Are Very Concerned About Coronavirus: The share of adults who are very concerned about COVID-19 continues to fall, reaching 46 percent, the lowest level since March 2020. Baby boomers remain the most likely to say they’re very concerned about the outbreak, while millennials are the least likely to say as much.
Net Approval for Harris’ Handling of COVID-19 Dips: The net approval of Vice President Kamala Harris for her handling of the coronavirus fell to plus-12 (50 percent approve, 38 percent disapprove), a 5-point decline from a week ago and the lowest mark of her tenure so far.
Tracking the Return to Normal
When will things return to normal and what will our new normal look like? It’s a question that business, economic and government leaders are grappling with as more and more Americans receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
To help answer this complicated question, Morning Consult is tracking how consumer attitudes are shifting across a wide range of categories, from travel to entertainment to dining, to gain greater insight into not only when consumers will be ready to return to their normal activities, but how their habits will be forever changed. We’ll be updating these pages every week with new data and analyses. Sign-up for alerts below.