COVID SURVEY: A recent study found that almost half, 48%, of Pennsylvanians’ views on COVID rules remain unchanged, even after two continuous years. After one million deaths, the entire nation continues to squabble over how to manage COVID and mask debates.

The recent study performed by MyBioSource.com, a biotechnical products distribution company, asked 3,442 individuals one question — “With the benefit of hindsight, whether views on COVID rules and regulations have shifted over time, or whether they have remained the same.”

Subsequent questions revealed that of the individuals surveyed, one in three had lost a friend due to disagreements over COVID rules and approximately 36% say they definitely avoid talking about COVID-related topics in social settings, specifically to avoid the risk of an argument on the subject. Another question revealed that 61% of the individuals surveyed had the rather dismal outlook that if there were to be another pandemic, Americans would be even more divided on ways to manage the virus, in terms of related regulations.

Maybe these results aren’t all that shocking to you — and you wouldn’t be alone in that sentiment. Another recent study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S., explained that “political polarization can become irreversible. Instead of uniting against a common enemy, the threat itself becomes yet another polarizing issue.”

Even though Pennsylvanians’ views on COVID rules have remained unchanged it seems one major change, revealed by the MyBioSource.com survey, is that only 3% of people surveyed did not feel as though the Coronavirus pandemic was among the top issues faced by Americans today; opposed to another study conducted at the start of the pandemic in April 2020 which revealed 45% of individuals did feel it was a top issue.