Thinking about the COVID-19 pandemic, when, if ever, do you think the US will reach herd immunity? Herd immunity refers to a situation in which a large enough proportion of the population is immune to COVID-19 either from vaccine or from prior illness, which makes person-to-person spread unlikely.

Thinking about the COVID‑19 pandemic, when, if ever, do you think the US will reach herd immunity? Herd immunity refers to a situation in which a large enough proportion of the population is immune to COVID-19 either from vaccine or from prior illness, which makes person-to-person spread unlikely. Published on May 6, 2021 → Survey conducted on May 6, 2021 on 9862 U.S. adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

I think the US is already there

15%

Spring 2021

Summer 2021

12%

Fall 2021

12%

Sometime in 2022

18%

Later than 2022

I don't think the US will ever get there

16%

Don't know

13%

I think the US is already there

15%

Spring 2021

Summer 2021

12%

Fall 2021

12%

Sometime in 2022

18%

Later than 2022

I don't think the US will ever get there

16%

Don't know

13%

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