Posted on 05/04/2020 8:19:45 AM PDT by EdnaMode
Fewer than half of Americans plan to go to concerts, movies, sports events and amusement parks when they reopen to the public until there is a proven coronavirus vaccine, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll surveyed 4,429 American adults from April 15 to 21, asking about their previous attendance at sports events and live concerts and their interest in attending if they reopened before a coronavirus vaccine is available. The poll questions noted a vaccine might not be available for more than a year.
About four in 10 people who follow sports avidly and go to arts and entertainment venues and amusement parks said they would do so again if they reopened before a vaccine was available, according to the poll. Another four in 10 said they were willing to wait, even if it takes more than a year to develop a vaccine. The rest said they either “don’t know” what to do or may never attend those events again.
The United States leads the world with almost 1 million coronavirus infections and more than 56,000 deaths as of late Monday. Scientists project that a vaccine will not be on the market for 18 months.
Sporting events fared worst in the poll, with just 17% of American adults saying they would attend when they are reopened to the public, while 26% said they would rather wait for a vaccine.
However, the numbers were much higher among people who had actually attended a professional sporting event in the past year, with 42% said they would return whenever sports reopens to the public and 39% saying they would rather wait for a vaccine.
The poll showed that only 27% of those questioned would go to a movie theater, concert or live theater performance when venues reopen. Thirty-two percent said they would wait for a vaccine before going back to the movies, theater or concerts. In all, 55% of Americans said those events should not resume before a vaccine is available, although movie theaters in some states are already planning on reopening next month.
While a further breakdown was not posted, like sporting events, presumably the percentages are higher among Americans who had actually attended films or concerts in the past year.
Along with sports, theme and amusement parks posted grim numbers. Fifty-nine percent of respondents said they should not reopen until a vaccine is available, while just 20% said they would visit a theme park when they reopen.
Universal Studios has extended its closures in California and Florida until the end of May, while Disneyland and Walt Disney World are closed indefinitely.
That’s not true. People will go back to normal. I’ll bet folks are living where Tsunamis hit before. Any media check on that?
Probably not even 40% of Americans go to the movies or concerts...
A Bill Gates vaccine?
NO THANKS!!!!!
Agree, no thanks. I’m ready to go back to the gym and get my hair and nails done.
More room for the rest of us.
why would anyone want to go to a movie and support people that hate America anyways, havent been to a movie in over 15 years
Bull.....the people who said they wouldn’t are the FOLLOWERS.....and will FOLLOW
News Flash for Fauci, Scarf Woman, RATs, & MSM!
Nation of Denmark says reopening didn’t increase spread of Covid-19
The mainstream media loves Europe, mostly because they hate America. I’m interested to see how they’ll try to discredit the news from that most progressive corner of Europe – Denmark.
Danish officials just made a bombshell announcement – since they started reopening in mid-April, the spread of Covid has not accelerated.
The Washington Examiner reports:
Officials in Denmark say that loosening coronavirus lockdown restrictions in mid-April has not accelerated the spread of coronavirus.
Denmark began reopening daycare centers and schools for children two weeks ago, followed by hairdressers and other small businesses, and health officials have not noticed an increase in coronavirus cases, according to Reuters.
“There are no signs that the COVID-19 epidemic is accelerating,” the State Serum Institute said, which is responsible for infectious disease preparedness.
This changes everything. If reopening is not accelerating the spread of the disease, why are we still closed down?
I’m missing the Dobbie Bros 50th reunion concert in late July. I’d go to the concert.
It’s BS.
Sports fan will not be able to hold out.
I haven’t been to a movie...or concert in decades.
What kinda lunatic is gonna take a Bill Gates vaccine? I’ll watch and see how it goes for a few years when he tests in in India (his normal MO)
Only right wingers are clamoring to open things. All my liberal friends are happy with the lockdown and want it to last “as long as it needs to”.
How many of those were already going? Fact is the live concert audience of a city is a very small percentage. Same with sports. Movies is a more significant percentage, but even then probably less than half. Without asking if they were going to these events before this is a lies, damned lies and statistics.
Good point I am one of them that includes sporting events.
Cool more fun for me then!
I’ve been ready for my LAFitness club since it closed March 16.
Here in Ohio, our RINO Gov DeWhine is extending lockdown thru (at least) May 26 and no date for gyms and barbershops.
This morning I looked in the mirror and say the cover of Jethro Tull’s “Aqualung”.
People will got to concerts. They can watch movies at home.
When they watch a concert at home they are watching a video of a concert performance. They might as well be watching porn or Woodstock. They aren’t actually there.
A movie is a movie whether at home or in a theater. The movie will play out exactly the same for an audience of 2000, 5, 1 or even none in a empty house.
Same with visiting museums. Virtual tours of galleries are no different than looking at a catalog of famous works. You are looking at a reproduction on paper or screen.
I guess people won’t eat at restaurants either because they can look at pictures of food on the internet.
Close them down, then shutter them up.
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