North American Tracker (December 7, 2021): The Omicron Variant

Posted on December 7th, 2021 in Surveys

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This survey is conducted in collaboration with the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) and published in the Canadian Press. 

The Omicron Variant

  • 65% of Canadians and 57% of Americans think the Canada/U.S. borders should be closed for a period of time due to the Omicron variant. 
Canadians' and Americans' opinions on measures to address the Omicron variant
  • Given the spread of the Omicron variant, Canadians (78%) are more in favour than Americans (63%) of their government accelerating plans to introduce a booster/third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for certain populations.
  • 64% of Canadians and 49% of Americans think that COVID-19 vaccination should become mandatory for all residents of their country* given the Omicron variant.
**Excluding infants/those with known medical restrictions.
  • The proportion of Canadians and Americans who think the worst of the COVID-19 crisis is yet to come is trending upward again.
64% of Canadians and 49% of Americans think that COVID-19 vaccination should become mandatory for all residents of their country* given the Omicron variant.

METHODOLOGY

This web survey was conducted from December 3 to December 5, 2021 with 1,547 Canadians and 1,004 Americans, 18 years of age or older, randomly recruited from LEO’s online panel.

To view the December 7, 2021 report, CLICK HERE.

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