WASHINGTON - As cases continue to rise again across the United States, a new poll finds that one in three Americans say that COVID-19 is over.According to the poll conducted by Ipsos, 31% of Americans said the COVID-19 pandemic was over, though perceptions varied drastically across party lines and by vaccination status.The findings showed that 59% of Republicans, 27% of independents and just 10% of Democrats said the pandemic was over.
In addition, those who were unvaccinated were more likely to say the pandemic was over (55%) versus those that were vaccinated (22%).
The poll was conducted between May 13 and May 16 and was based on a nationally representative sample of 982 participants.A protective surgical face mask during COVID-19 pandemic. (Credit: Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP via Getty Images) Despite these findings, a larger portion of Americans (71%) described the pandemic as a problem, but a manageable one, versus 14% who said it was a serious crisis."My main takeaway is that despite most Americans getting on with their lives the best they can, few think the COVID pandemic is over and significant numbers want to maintain at least some level of caution to protect themselves, loved ones, and people at risk in their communities," Chris Jackson, the senior vice president of Ipsos told FOX Television Stations.This poll comes as nearly every state experiences an increase in COVID-19 cases, according to data by Johns Hopkins University, climbing more than 60% in the past two weeks to an average of about 86,000 a day.
Yet, this is still well below the all-time high of over 800,000 reached when the omicron variant was raging during the winter.The poll also found just over one in three (36%) believed COVID-19 cases were rising.