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Re:Unvaccinated are 5X more likely to catch Delta, 11X more ... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday September 12, 2021 @10:14PM (#28507169)
Even let's say, you are survivable enough (peak health, early 20s), you can still catch it and transmit it to grandma. Of course, if you also want to isolate yourself from society, then do whatever you want.
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Re:Unvaccinated are 5X more likely to catch Delta, 11X more ... by loonster on Sunday September 12, 2021 @10:45PM (#28507344)
The person that takes the vaccine bears all of the risk of taking the vaccine. They get to decide if it's in their personal interest to do so.

If grandma is uncomfortable with the risks of being around others, she may isolate herself and bear the costs of isolation. She shouldn't be so entitled to demand that others take on a risk for her benefit.

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Re:Unvaccinated are 5X more likely to catch Delta, 11X more ... by seanmcdirmid on Monday September 13, 2021 @01:01AM (#28508008)
That’s just not how vaccines work. You don’t take a vaccine for your own selfish needs, you take it for society’s needs. They are intrinsically opposed to libertarian ideals where the individual decisions must only apply to those individuals. Much of modern medicine and modern society are in direct composition to those ideals. Society has benefits, but it also has responsibilities.
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