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Earlier this month, the Biden administration proclaimed that half of the U.S. population has the vaccine against coronavirus. This news comes more than four weeks after the president missed his goal to get seven in ten Americans immunized against COVID by Independence Day 2021.

The healthcare community and others are hard at work to get more shots in arms. This is why several places of business across the country are mandating COVID vaccines for their staffers. It's also why New York is prohibiting people without the COVID vaccine from entering into establishments and businesses.

The push for the almighty COVID vaccine is very much in plain sight. However, a new Economist/YouGov survey reveals that more than one in four Americans have no intention of getting the COVID vaccine.

Resistance against the COVID vaccine

It is a fact of life that some people don't trust the COVID vaccine. The aggressive pushes to get people vaccinated do not inspire trust; neither do remarks from CNN's Leana Wen declaring that people without the vaccine need to face difficulties. Furthermore, bans against the unvaccinated and the rise of vaccine passports also engender mistrust.

More than one in four Americans confirmed to Economist/YouGov that they are not planning to get the jab. Moreover, overwhelming percentages of the unvaccinated rejected proposed hypothetical incentives designed to increase vaccination rates.

Only 9% of people without the COVID vaccine are unsure about whether they plan to get the shot. If this doesn't reveal the writing on the wall, nothing else will.

The big irony

Democrat politicians and health officials are declaring that the time for COVID vaccination being voluntary must end. NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said precisely this in announcing the bans against the unvaccinated.

However, this is precisely the attitude that engenders and deepens so-called "vaccine hesitancy" amongst individuals. Many people don't appreciate feeling bullied. When health officials like Leana Wen openly promote the bullying and "othering" of the unvaccinated, it doesn't engender trust.

Right now, the reality of the COVID vaccine is very clear. Most people who want the vaccine are either partially or completely inoculated. Likewise, most people who do not want the jab remain unvaccinated.