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Still, there is considerably more optimism compared to last December when 50 percent felt the wild-nature wasn’t at all under control.
Those most likely to believe the virus is contained include self-described “very” conservatives, voters under age 35, urban voters, and Hispanics.
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Views split over cities mandating proof of infectious-disease for indoor activities like restaurants, as well as cities requiring private businesses to mandate vaccines for onsite workers.
By a 5-point margin, more voters favor than oppose Biden’s plan to require vaccines or testing for workers at large businesses. His plan is currently held up by court challenges.
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The most popular requirement, with two-thirds in favor, is the mask mandate for general on planes, trains, and buses. Biden recently extended this requirement through mid-March.
“Americans remain concerned about the virus, and there is majority support for basic precautions,” says Republican pollster Daron Shaw, who conducts Fox polls with Democrat Chris Anderson. “But support for other restrictions, especially mandates, is weaker and splits along partisan and ideological lines. The question is whether Democrats and liberals will waver on these policies as we move into year three of the pandemic.”
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Conducted December 11-14, 2021 by Fox News under the joint direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this poll includes interviews among 1,002 registered voters nationwide randomly selected from a national voter file and spoke with live interviewers on both landlines and cellphones. The total sample has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points.
