
Just one in five say they have canceled or skipped attending large gatherings – again, on par with last month but significantly lower than in mid-February, on the tail end of the spike in cases due to the Omicron variant (49%).Ģ.


This equates to roughly 7% of the total adult population in the U.S., or roughly 18.5 million Americans who have had the virus since July 2022. Among these people, 5% have been infected this month, and 10% say their most recent brush with the virus was last month. Fifty percent of respondents have had, or believe they’ve had, COVID-19 at some point since the pandemic began.A recent example of this: those who have taken a vacation in the last three months are unlikely to report taking extra precautions, like masking or testing at home, before their trip. However, experiences with infection (and reinfection) are now less likely to inform one’s behavior. Americans continue to be infected with COVID-19. Among those who have taken a vacation in the past three months, few report taking extra precautions to prevent contracting COVID-19 before their trip.ġ. Perceptions of the virus’ risk have declined, and people are not changing their behaviors.

At the same time, however, Americans continue to feel more removed from the pandemic than in previous months. Moreover, among those who have had the virus and are vaccinated, two-thirds report having had breakthrough infections, meaning they had COVID-19 after they were fully vaccinated. More than two years after initial stay-at-home orders began, the latest Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index finds that half of American adults have had, or believe they have had, COVID-19 at some point since the pandemic began.
