According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as of today about 85 million people (25.2% of the total population) have been fully vaccinated. The same agency is projecting that 85% of the United States will be fully vaccinated by August 15, 2021. That is a critical number because it is at 85% when the herd immunity will kick in and this part of the pandemic will be over.
Over the past few weeks there has been a growing buzz about what is really going to happen when the pandemic is over in terms of employees returning to the “office” or other places of work were people are together. As part of our ongoing research into Business Leadership, we’ve been speaking with executives and human resources professionals about their expectations, and it is trending toward no easy or definitive answer. In addition, we’ve also been listening to the experts such as Korn Ferry and Josh Bersin who both do an outstanding job of researching and getting to the pulse of key issues.