{"id":1124910,"date":"2021-12-16T10:58:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T15:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1124910"},"modified":"2021-12-16T10:58:30","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T15:58:30","slug":"poll-nearly-70-percent-of-americans-say-omicron-variant-does-not-warrant-mandates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-nearly-70-percent-of-americans-say-omicron-variant-does-not-warrant-mandates\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Nearly 70 Percent of Americans Say Omicron Variant Does Not Warrant Mandates"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpoll-nearly-70-percent-of-americans-say-omicron-variant-does-not-warrant-mandates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1124910&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/lockdown-1-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Nearly 70 percent of Americans say the coronavirus omicron variant does not necessitate additional mandates or restrictions, a Thursday&nbsp;Trafalgar Group poll revealed.<\/p>\n<p>As European countries have&nbsp;placed&nbsp;additional restrictions on individual freedoms to supposedly combat the omicron variant, 69 percent of Americans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrafalgargroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/COSA-National-Omicron-Poll-Report.pdf\">opposed<\/a> enhanced mandates and restrictions. Thirty percent said more mandates and restrictions are needed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Among Democrats, 54 percent say the omicron variant does not warrant more mandates, while 45 percent say it does.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.8133704735376\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nearly 70% of Americans think the Omicron variant of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID<\/a> does not warrant increased mandates\/restrictions. 30.6% believe it\u2019s a serious health risk and stricter mandates are needed, according to  new <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trafalgar_group?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@trafalgar_group<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/COSProject?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@COSProject<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/poll?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#poll<\/a>. Report: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5vW74NOjSA\">https:\/\/t.co\/5vW74NOjSA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YL7orH3MPW\">pic.twitter.com\/YL7orH3MPW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Trafalgar Group (@trafalgar_group) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trafalgar_group\/status\/1471272042808836097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When Republicans were asked, 86 percent opposed additional omicron mandates. Thirteen percent support increased mandates on individual liberty.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Independents also found themselves opposing mandates by a significant margin. Sixty-seven percent opposed increased mandates and 33 percent support them.<\/p>\n<p>Americans\u2019 opposition to omicron mandates and restrictions comes as Italy <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Health\/wireStory\/italy-requires-quarantines-unvaccinated-eu-visitors-81751462\">implemented<\/a> stricter measures on Wednesday. In addition to possessing a vaccine passport, the nation&nbsp;announced all travelers, including the vaccinated, would have to get tested for the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Italy also will force unvaccinated travelers to quarantine for ten days regardless of infection status as the UK considers tightening its rules even further.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.8947368421053\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Project Fear: Number of UK Omicron Hospitalised Revised from 250 to 10 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2bfakGf0lm\">https:\/\/t.co\/2bfakGf0lm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1470799997889245192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But not all European nations agree with Italy\u2019s policies. Some countries \u201cwant to see more science-based data on the new strain before taking a decision on the proposals,\u201d Bloomberg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-12-14\/omicron-divides-europe-over-plan-to-simplify-travel-rules\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The European Council President Charles Michel on Tuesday called a summit to comprehensively address the omicron variant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCoordination of our measures, based on the best available scientific evidence, is critical, notably in order to preserve mobility,\u201d Michel said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Wendell Huseb\u00f8 on Twitter&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WendellHusebo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\"><em>@WendellHuseb\u00f8<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 70 percent of Americans say the coronavirus omicron variant does not necessitate additional mandates or restrictions, a Thursday\u00a0Trafalgar Group poll revealed. 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