Here in rural South Carolina I have "pondered" much the same question.

Despite being an ultra-conservative state, even in the early days accessing the vaccine has been very easy; simply find a site near you on a PC (or presumably, phone) and make a phone call. I'm 63, and had my second shot w-a-a-y back on 4/5.

These days, when I shop, I basically see two groups of people still wearing masks. (Presumably someone wearing a mask by choice has more belief in the virus than trust in the vaccine.)

The two groups that seemingly trust the existence of the virus more than the vaccine are overwhelmingly either older white citizens, or young to middle-aged Black citizens. If they're shopping, then I have to presume access to the vaccine isn't the issue. (It's almost harder to find a business NOT offering the vaccine, free of cost.)

Very important article.

Thank you for sharing these ideas.