“As a summer COVID surge continues, the latest Axios/Ipsos American Health Index finds that concern about COVID is ticking up, even as mask use hasn’t changed. However, concern about COVID remains relatively low and in line with other respiratory illnesses, like the flu. When it comes to the top public health worries for the country, opioids and fentanyl along with obesity rise to the top, and COVID remains low. Majorities of Americans find many policies that reduce the use of opioids and fentanyl or overdose deaths important. On a different topic, the use of prescription weight loss drugs remains low but is rising, as many support health insurance companies covering the cost of these drugs. With summer underway, many Americans report experiencing extreme weather in the past month, though this is down relative to last year…”