To feel safe while in participating in public life, 59% of the public consider it essential to be vaccinated. Most believe the pandemic will end when COVID-19 becomes more like the seasonal flu.
There is growing polarization in confidence in science, with Democrats (64%) more confident than Republicans (34%). This 30-point gap is up from 9 points in 2018.
While the pandemic persists, life in religious congregations is showing signs of slowly returning to normal. Twenty-one percent of adults attend weekly religious services in-person, up from 5% in the spring of 2020.
