Opinion Today
February 10, 2022
Increasing Public Criticism, Confusion Over COVID-19 Response in U.S.
Alec Tyson & Cary Funk, Pew Research Center
Nearly two years after the coronavirus outbreak took hold in the United States, Americans are increasingly critical of the response to COVID-19 from elected officeholders and public health officials. Amid debates over how to address the surge in cases driven by the omicron variant, confusion is now the most common reaction to shifts in public health guidance.
Slightly over half of Americans disapprove of President Biden’s performance in office
Ipsos
This week’s Ipsos’ Core Political shows that Americans remain mostly disapproving of President Joe Biden’s performance in office. Twenty-six percent of Americans believe the economy is the most important problem facing the country today, this is up four points from early January when it was 22%.
