COVID-19 in US – A growing divide

The most significant pandemic of our lifetime arrived as the United States was experiencing three major societal trends: a growing divide between partisans of the left and right, decreasing trust in many institutions, and a massive splintering of the information environment.

COVID-19 did not cause any of this, but these forces fueled the country’s divided response. Looking back, nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults (72%) say the pandemic did more to drive the country apart than to bring it together.

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story @  How COVID-19 Changed American Life: Looking Back 5 Years Later | Pew Research Center