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by GijsjanB 2686 days ago
I did not downvote and will not, because the post is phrased as a question. But, I do oppose compulsory vaccination because it harms bodily integrity.
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By that criterion, you should support vaccination because as scientific research has shown over and over again, individuals who serve as vectors of disease end up harming the bodily integrities of their communities.
Concern for "bodily integrity" might compelling if abstaining from vaccines didn't harm anyone else, or if the subjects weren't children unable to make informed medical decisions for themselves; obviously neither of those things are true.
I understand your issue here, but at the same time people not getting vaccinated causes significant health risks to me and my family.

Given the risks involved I'm happy for people to be either made to have them or be excluded from society.

The idea of bodily integrity fundamentally makes sense, but in the context of vaccinations and the undeniable benefits to the entirety of society, it should not stand in the way of vaccinations.

Alongside your disapproval of compulsory vaccinations do you approve placing limits on the interactions with society for a non-vaccinated person if there's no medical reason for them not to get vaccinated?