About 1 in 5 Americans say they lost a loved one to COVID-19, according to a new poll, as Thursday marked the pandemic’s one-year anniversary.
A survey conducted by the Associated Press-NORC’s Center for Public Affairs Research found that about 3 in 10 Americans are still concerned that they or a family member is infected with the contagious error.
The survey also shows that the virus has most devastated communities of color.
About 30 percent of African Americans and Hispanics say they know a family member or close friend who died of coronavirus, compared to 15 percent of white people, according to the AP-NORC survey.
When it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine, young adults, people without a university degree and Republicans say they do not intend to do so, the survey says.
For communities of color, vaccination has also become a struggle.
Sixteen percent of black Americans and 15 percent of Hispanics say they received at least one stroke, compared to 26 percent of white people, the data show.
The new figures come as the world mourns its loved ones on the one-year anniversary of the outbreak of the virus being declared a global pandemic.
President Biden praised the victims of the virus during his speech to the nation on Thursday night.
“A year ago, we were hit by a virus that calmed down and spread without control. Refusals for days, weeks and months. This led to more deaths, more infections, more stress and more loneliness. The photos and videos from 2019 feel like they were taken in another era, ”said Biden.
“You lost your job, you closed your business, facing the eviction, homelessness, hunger. A loss of control, perhaps worst of all, a loss of hope. ”
Biden also announced that all adults will be eligible to register for the vaccine by May 1.
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