That fully 70% of Americans, according to Pew, supported universal masking in public offices, healthcare facilities, and schools until 2023 is memory holed. That 1 out of 5 Americans still practice high levels of caution and masking in everyday life isn't worth reporting, apparently.
The entire idea that "people won't do it" was an op designed to convince people that people wouldn't do it. It was a manipulation, not data about people. IN service to capital.