received their first shot. But it was not until late May/early June 2023 that a majority thought it was over. This was shortly after President Joe Biden signed a congressional resolution to end the nation’s state of emergency and the U.S.
and global public health emergency declarations ended. Fewer, though still a slim 53% majority, continued to believe it had come to an end in late August/early September.The latest 59% of Americans who believe the pandemic is over is up slightly from late last summer but is still shy of the positivity expressed last May/June.Republicans (79%) are almost twice as likely as Democrats (41%) to say the pandemic is over, while 63% of independents agree.Majorities of Republicans have thought the pandemic is over since April 2022, and majorities of independents have said the same since February 2023.
In contrast, only once, in May/June 2023, has a majority of Democrats agreed the pandemic is over.Americans’ current reports of whether their lives have returned to pre-pandemic normalcy are on par with last May/June.
Currently, 43% of U.S. adults say their lives are completely back to normal, and 57% say they are not. That 57% includes 14% who believe their lives will eventually return to normal and 43% who think their pre-pandemic normalcy is gone for good.A slim 52% majority of Republicans say their lives are completely back to normal, while roughly four in 10 Democrats and independents agree.