These numbers are rapidly increasing, and on top of the ~100-120M that have been infected in the US already (current CDC estimates are that actual cases are around 4x the number reported [1]). And of course, as I said, it's not as if "herd immunity" is a single number that is the same everywhere in the US.
Nobody claimed that we're there yet, but given all current data, pessimism is unwarranted.
* 33% of the US population has had at least one dose (19% are fully vaccinated).
* 42% (25%) of the population over 18.
* 76% (57%) of the population over 65 (who are, not incidentally, by far the most likely to experience mortality):
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations
These numbers are rapidly increasing, and on top of the ~100-120M that have been infected in the US already (current CDC estimates are that actual cases are around 4x the number reported [1]). And of course, as I said, it's not as if "herd immunity" is a single number that is the same everywhere in the US.
Nobody claimed that we're there yet, but given all current data, pessimism is unwarranted.
[1] https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/geog...