07/08/2021

Nearly Three in 10 Americans Believe the Pandemic is Over in the U.S.

Seventy-one percent do not

Although a record-high 89 percent of Americans now say the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation is improving, most are not yet ready to declare the pandemic over in the U.S. More than twice as many think the pandemic is not yet over (71 percent) than think it is over (29 percent). Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say the pandemic is over, but significant differences also exist by gender, age and region of the country.

These findings are from Gallup's June 14-20 probability-based web panel survey, which was conducted as increased vaccinations in the U.S. resulted in declining COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. These developments are likely instrumental in the public's growing belief that the coronavirus situation is getting "a lot" (46 percent) or "a little" better (43 percent).

With pandemic-related restrictions in most states now lifted, the amount of disruption Americans see in their everyday lives continues to decline. Less than half of U.S. adults, 46 percent, currently say their lives are affected "a great deal" or "a fair amount," but more, 54 percent, consider their lives to be "not much" or "not at all" disrupted.

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