Fewer than half of Americans say they are even somewhat concerned they or a family member could be infected with the virus, the new poll shows.
The two-thirds of Republican respondents who say COVID-19 concerns are over also gave Biden correspondingly poor approval ratings as president overall.
A 73-point partisan divide exists between Republican and Democrat respondents in terms of Biden's approval rating. This latest AP-NORC poll conducted between April 29 and May 3 showed a whopping 96 percent of Democrats approve of the job Biden is doing as president, compared with just 23 percent of Republicans who say the same.
The partisan pandemic divide comes as vaccine availability concerns have been replaced by public health fears that a large portion of the country is refusing to get vaccinated at all. Social distancing and mask-wearing support has also declined by double-digit percentages, across numerous April to May polls.
Biden's handling of the economy elicited an even wider partisan divide, with 91 percent of Democrats saying they approve of his economic stewardship, compared with only 19 percent of GOP voters who said the same. Taken together alongside independent voters, Biden's overall approval rating from the latest AP-NORC poll puts him at 63 percent.
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