One in five Americans are worried about getting monkeypox in the next three months, a survey found.
About 20% of Americans are afraid they'll soon contract monkeypox, but there are still some significant holes in the public's understanding of the virus, according to a new survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center.These early stages of monkeypox outbreaks aren't nearly as dangerous as early COVID outbreaks were, but
for public health officials — like educating people about a virus they're not familiar with, and mobilizing vaccination efforts — are similar.Nearly half are unsure whether monkeypox is less contagious than COVID, although 69% correctly identified the way it usually spreads .
"There is some suspicion scientists don’t know what they know, so that translates to higher worry," Jamieson told Axios.12% of respondents in the Annenberg survey said they believe the monkeypox virus was probably or definitely created in a lab; 21% said they were not sure whether it was caused by exposure to a 5G signal.
The fact that the virus has so far spread primarily among men who have sex with men has also fueled widespread perceptions that it's a sexually transmitted infection, which it is not.Perceptions of risk remain fluid and could shift if monkeypox finds new modes of transmission, or if it continues to affect children.
"If kids get it and there's been no contact with individuals at risk, then you have a completely different situation than you have now," Jamieson said.The Annenberg Public Policy Center survey of 1,580 adults was conducted July 12-18. The margin of error is +/- 3.3 percentage points.
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