Levels can be low, medium, or high and are determined by looking at the percent of hospital beds being used by patients with COVID-19, the rate of new hospital admissions in the population, and the rate of new COVID-19 cases in the community. The clinics are held outside, so please dress accordingly. A similar share (9%) say that everything will be different and our new normal is already here. COVID-19 Community Levels are a tool to help communities decide what prevention steps to take based on the latest data.
About 1 in 10 gave responses related to changing the way we work, social distancing or avoiding crowds. Many restrictions have been lifted in other countries, and some provinces in Canada will. When asked in their own words how life will be different, about one in five adults (18%) say they will continue wearing masks, and a similar share (18%) said they will be cautious in their daily lives. But when it comes to going back to how things were before COVID-19, some people will need time to adjust.
While Republicans, Democrats, vaccinated adults, and unvaccinated adults have had starkly different views of the pandemic, there is broad agreement on this question across partisans and demographic groups. China News Shanghai Starts Coming Back to Life as COVID Lockdown Eases J4:58 AM Associated Press Residents pose for a selfie near the Oriental Pearl Tower along the bund, May 31, 2022. As the Biden Administration this week released a new COVID-19 strategy aimed at helping people return to their normal lives, our new Vaccine Monitor report reveals that the public widely believes the pandemic has changed what normal will look like.Ībout 8 in 10 adults (78%) say that normal life will look different going forward, while 21% say it will mean going back to the way things were before the pandemic.