Commentary How to counter the high rate of vaccine skepticism that is foiling governments’ plans to reach herd immunity? According to Gallup’s 2020 World Poll, 1 billion people indicated they would refuse a COVID-19 vaccine, with rates of skepticism especially high in the developed world. In the United States, many who early on were willing to be vaccinated have had second thoughts—the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that more than 5 million Americans and counting who have received a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine are skipping appointments for their second. Over the last month, Americans’ average acceptance of 3.3 million daily doses has plummeted to under 2 million, with no sign of the freefall ending. The 115 million already fully vaccinated were the easy gets. The many skeptics who remain unvaccinated are anything but. Cheerleading for vaccines by virtually the whole of the medical establishment and …