Social distancing has been at the core of efforts to slow the coronavirus pandemic -- to reduce the rate of infections and related deaths.
Moreover, it is central to most scenarios for restarting the economy and returning to "normal" life. The public health benefits of social distancing depend on rigorous, voluntary compliance by the population.
How confident are people in social distancing and what are the implications of their views?Gallup's Coronavirus tracking poll finds the vast majority of Americans either very (57%) or moderately confident (30%) that social distancing saves lives.
A relatively small minority reported skepticism -- 12% are "not at all" or "not too confident."Generally, this high degree of confidence was evident across