A Gallup poll released this week found that Americans, by in large, overestimate COVID-19 hospitalization or death rates. Survey results suggest “most Americans overstate the risk of hospitalization” for both unvaccinated and vaccinated individuals. Some 92 percent “overstate the risk that unvaccinated people will be hospitalized” while 62 percent overstated the risk for vaccinated individuals. The poll found that 41 percent of registered Democrats believe there is a 50 percent chance that an unvaccinated individual will go the hospital for COVID-19, whereas 21 percent of Republicans and 26 percent of independents believe the same. The correct answer is fewer than 1 percent of unvaccinated COVID-19 cases result in hospital stays, said Gallup, which cited data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for what it said is the accurate hospitalization rate. “Democrats are more likely to overstate hospitalization risks for unvaccinated …