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Ahead of Super Bowl, Californians more cautious about COVID-19, poll shows

LOS ANGELES — Super Bowl LVI is arriving as a nationwide coronavirus surge wanes, yet Californians are feeling more cautious about game-day protocols than much of the rest of the country. Some fear the massive sporting event in Inglewood could spark a new outbreak and set back the region's progress against the pandemic.

"I hope it's not a 'Super-spreader Bowl,'" Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn said during a news conference this week. "Because that would be very upsetting to all the work that we've done, all the sacrifices that people have made — that one game on a Sunday afternoon in L.A. County could in any way negatively impact our progress."

Many Californians are taking measures to keep that from happening: 52% of Golden State residents who plan to watch the say they'll do so alone or with fewer people than normal because of COVID-19 concerns, compared to 41% of people nationwide, according to a new L.A. Times/SurveyMonkey poll.

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