Public Attitudes

COVID-Cautious Americans Feel Abandoned There's a growing rift forming between COVID-19 experts and the COVID-cautious public. TIME

...For much of the pandemic, the scientific establishment and the COVID-cautious public were largely aligned in their desires to contain COVID-19. But as many officials argue for a more moderate approach to living with the virus, COVID-cautious individuals are increasingly the loudest voices calling for continued precautions—and, sometimes, lashing out at the scientists they feel have abandoned the cause. ...”

Young and old: how the Covid pandemic has affected every UK generation From children behind on milestones to less active older people, broader effects are being felt four years after the initial outbreak The Guardian

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Analysis: 4 years, 1.2 million lives and trillions of dollars later, a rematch | CNN Politics Americans may feel like they’re reliving 2020, with a general election rematch set for 2024. But while the politicians’ faces are the same, life is much different. Zachary B. Wolf CNN

..it’s equally remarkable, precisely four years later, how Covid-19 has both changed American life and also faded to the background.