About a month ago, it looked like my province was going to stall at around 70% fully vaccinated as rates suddenly plummeted. Rates picked up again, and we're now getting ~40k vaccinations per day here - many of those first doses. So there is some evidence that people can be convinced to get vaccinated. The uptick coincided with our provincial governements decision to require proof of full vaccination for indoor activities at certain locations (restaurants, gyms, movie theatres, etc..).

Speculation: A significant percentage of the new batch of first-dose vaccinated are those who were simply "meh" on the idea before. Probably younger people that felt they had better things to do. I can't be considered young anymore, but I'm not old enough to have forgotten what it was like to be of an age where I'd rather be doing just about anything other than getting vaccinated. I can see where people with this kind of vaccine hesitancy are coming from, and I can see how preventing them from doing the things they want to do might convince them to get vaccinated. In fact this train of thought just reminded me that this exact scenario happened to me in high-school. I was told I wouldn't be allowed to attend class unless I could provide proof of vaccination for (if I recall correctly) Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis. As a teenager, I was a bit pissed off - mostly at the annoyance of having to do something at all! But I got the shots and the confirmation letter, and it was no big deal in the end.

Anyway, I agree that the hardcore anti-vaxxers will likely never be convinced. That said, I absolutely do not wish that any anti-vaxxer gets a bad case of the virus. However, if they do, I hope they will have the courage of their convictions and refuse ICU treatment, or at least sign-off that they can be taken off life-support for someone who needs it for non-COVID reasons if the ICUs are full. Ideally, all of the conscientious objectors" will have a letter proclaiming this notarized in advance of any debilitating illness.