They thought they could use the lack of mask to encourage the unvaccinated to get the shot. They were wrong. All the unvaccinated did was lie and say they were vaccinated then stopped wearing mask. There's people I know who I know for a fact aren't vaccinated and don't wear mask now. The bad part is now that they moved away from mask it's gonna be hard to go back. People will reject it.
America just isn't the type of society where the majority will inconvenience themselves for the greater good. People will start ranting about their freedoms. It's one of the reasons we don't have socialized medicine.