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Should Vaccines Ever Be Mandated? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/science@lemmy.world

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Antivax types are all anti pushing vaccine on to people but if they don't want to get vaccinated then it still won't affect vaccinated folks. From my rough understanding, getting vaccinated keeps you alive or get less severe symptoms, but you can still pass it on.

So if antivax people don't get it, then why not just let them die?

Edit: posted to !askscience@lemmy.world too because I just found out that existed

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[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 week ago

I am aware of all these high risk individuals, but what I didn't initially understand was how being vaccinated will limit spread any further than an unvaccinated population. As some users have pointed out to me, being vaccinated limits the time you have with the disease as your body is battling it out, so herd immunity works and finally makes sense to me.