A Year of COVID Search Trends From USAGov

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A Year of COVID Search Trends From USAGov infographic

It has been one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Since that time, people have had many questions and concerns about their health, safety, and financial security.

Here’s a look at the past year’s top COVID-related searches on USAGov. You can see how questions morphed from early concerns about unemployment and international coronavirus cases to stimulus payments, testing, and housing assistance, to the more recent questions about vaccines and returning to travel.

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LAST UPDATED: August 29, 2025