Nearly 191 million people in the United States are fully inoculated against COVID-19, about 58% of the population. “We plan to stay home, but we’re going to give candies to the kids that knock on the door,” Cadillo said as the family left a Halloween Spirit costume store. This year they are stocking the sweet stuff but keeping the face masks on.Ĭadillo's son will dress up as Spider-Man but won’t be trick-or-treating, and he’s on the fence about whether to let his daughter go with her friends. Last year they opted for a pandemic-safe Halloween at home and skipped giving out candy. Meanwhile 16% said they intend to take their kids trick-or-treating, compared with 25% in 2019 and 12% last year.Īmong those skipping the door-knocking again this year is Rolando Cadillo of Phoenix, whose family includes a 15-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son. “At this age they need to be playing with other kids, and they need the socialization aspect.”Ī new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 35% of Americans plan to hand out candy this Halloween, down from 42% in pre-pandemic 2019 - but still higher than the 25% mark seen in a separate NORC survey in 2020.
“We did a pumpkin patch and we had a little Halloween get-together at our house with other little kids,” Montierth said at a trick-or-treat event at Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum in nearby Salt Lake City. Experts advise people to keep sanitizer and masks handy and continue to steer clear of crowded, poorly ventilated spaces, however.Īngela Montierth of Sandy, Utah, said watching her 4-year-old daughter, Justina, celebrate Halloween this year has been “magical.” The family didn’t do much for the holiday in 2020 besides putting out candy for trick-or-treaters, so this fall they’ve been trying to make up for it. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious diseases expert, and Dr. Though the pandemic is still a worry, outdoor activities like trick-or-treating have gotten the thumbs up from Dr. “People are really getting the Halloween spirit,” she said. Sales of candy, costumes and décor are up at least 25% over last year and are predicted to set a new high, between $10 to $11 billion, said Aneisha McMillan, spokeswoman for the trade group Halloween and Costume Association.
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