In interesting opinion piece on CNBC got me thinking.
Scott Gottleib — a former FDA chief — opined that:
Demand (for vaccine) is very deep — there are people who really want it badly — but the demand is not very wide.
The specific implication:
Once we get 60 [million], 70 [million], 80 million Americans inoculated, we’re going to find it’s a more difficult to get people to line up for a vaccination.
The proof points:
> Surveys are still indicating the 25 to 40% of Americans are reluctant to get vaccinated because they are generally anti-vax … or, they’re specifically suspicious of a vaccine developed under Trump’s Operation Warp Speed.
> There are reports that about half of all hospital personnel, nursing home workers and first-responders are declining offered vaccinations.
> Anecdotally, there are reports that many people “at the margins” are willing to get vaccinated but not willing to jump through bureaucratic hoops or stand in long lines.
So What?
