I've been lamenting that people are refusing the vaccine too. The only person I know personally (who lives far away) who hasn't been vaccinated and openly says he won't be basically says "why bother if I have to keep wearing a mask and crap".
I thought that was a pretty stupid argument until today, when I was accosted and cursed out for not wearing one (they're no longer required where I live because vaccination rates are 80+%) by a ~80 year old dude who followed me (with my 2 year old) into the children's section of the library.
I still think it's insane not to get vaccinated, but I sort of get his point now. I've been vaccinated for months. Captain Tourette's presumably has too (he's been eligible for at least 3 months) unless he deliberately chose not to. Yet he followed and personally confronted me and made a scene. I think this is what a lot of vaccine-hesitant people think is going to happen regardless of whether they get vaccinated or not, and if they're not very worried about covid/already anti-vax for other reasons, it's not helping.
There's of course a population of lazy/young and/or ESL folks who aren't vaccinated for non-political reasons. I personally think we should offer $100 or something to anyone to get vaccinated, no questions (other than making sure you're not already vaccinated, of course) asked. Drive around in a freaking ice cream truck playing that catchy jingle and hand out Benjamins... let's get it done.
-W