..."reaching a herd-immunity threshold was looking unlikely because of factors such as vaccine hesitancy, the emergence of new variants and the delayed arrival of vaccinations for children."
Dado, your outlook is likely the reality. My state also has a significant % of older citizens who refuse. It is unfortunate that 45 didn't go public and advocate for the vaccine. He led them to believe it was all a hoax and the vaccine irrelevant. I've heard from many of them. So sad.
Full article: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00728-2