AXIOS August 22, 2024
Nearly one-third of Americans see COVID as a threat to their health, but the summertime wave of infections hasn’t changed the widespread belief that the virus is no worse than seasonal flu, according to the latest Axios-Ipsos American Health Index.
Why it matters: Comparing COVID to the flu was once an incendiary political talking point. Now, it’s where many people have landed.
Driving the news: With infections believed to be growing in more than two dozen states and the Food and Drug Administration poised to approve updated vaccines as soon as this week, 32% of those polled said COVID poses a large or moderate risk to their health, compared with 27% in early June.
- But they rate the risk...
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