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The good news is that most Americans (67%) think they’re personally going to be ok in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. But not everyone is optimistic about the country’s—or society’s—future.

A YouGov poll of more than 5,000 US adults finds that just over half (53%) of Americans believe that medical marijuana dispensaries should be considered essential services.

Majorities in all parts of the country now report that COVID-19 has hit their communities.

YouGov data from March shows that 85 percent of Americans now say they are taking preventative measures to avoid personally contracting COVID-19 (an increase of 28-points from February).

According to a survey of more than 12,000 US adults, roughly two in five (19%) are very confident they could get tested for the novel coronavirus if they had symptoms, while a quarter (25%) are somewhat confident.

A plurality of Americans wants to see it expanded (37%), not repealed (32%). About two-thirds of Democrats (65%) and one in 10 (10%) Republicans believe the healthcare law should be expanded.

In an exclusive Cheddar/YouGov poll conducted earlier this week, 28 percent of respondents said that they are currently working from home.

Nearly three in 10 (29%) US adults think it’s likely that there will be an apocalyptic disaster in their lifetime.

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