Most people have little to zero real grasp of the

Most people have little to zero real grasp of the forces at work with this pandemic. They don't understand the biology, they don't make an effort to try, and whatever they first run across is usually quickly jammed in that empty space and stays there.

Before recently, most people's first impressionable experience with the concept of vaccines was "they gave my baby autism." That gets lodged in and sticks, regardless of facts. During the pandemic, it's "untested platform" (legitimate concern) and "Bill Gates microchips" (still haven't heard what these microchips are supposed to accomplish).

Then you have messaging go from:
"you don't need masks"
to
"you can wear masks if you want"
to
"you should wear a masks"
to
"masks are mandated"
to
"coast clear! Masks off!"
to
"Oh, shit.. masks mandated again"

This is strictly a failure of those doing the messaging.. willfully lying to suit their agenda. Masks were always a valid and viable protection strategy, and should have been central to response. Still should.

And..
"Vaccination means you don't get it"
to
"Ah, you can get it but you don't notice and don't transmit"
to
"you might get a little ill, and might transmit"
to
"you can get fairly sick still, but it'll prevent hospitalization and death. and you can probably still transmit."
to
"New variants can result in hospitalizations and you can definitely transmit"

Next up is "the current vaccines no longer provide much benefit for strain [insert Greek letter]"

This is the nature of a pathogen undergoing selection events. That hasn't been communicated or understood by the vast majority.

These shortcomings point to a few major conclusions:

There are those that see this as an opportunity and want it to spread.

They are fine with and want the casualties and chronically ill.

Overcoming this virus is not their priority.

The uncertainty around a new platform for delivering vaccines is actually warranted, but we're a year in and Moderna has validated the technology.. when properly developed, manufactured, distributed, and administered. It's up to everyone to determine how confident they are in that, and I don't really have much of an opinion on their choice and any negative consequences they face personally as a result.

If you want to plague-shame, I'd throw in the vaccinated who assume "I'm good, I got the jab," drop the protections, and become spreaders and potential hosts for escape variants to develop. Just as bad, if not worse.