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by Joeri 2134 days ago
If vaccination rates are too low you don’t get herd immunity, and people who are unable to be vaccinated are more at risk.
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What is a typical reason someone wouldn't be able to be vaccinated?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immunosuppression

  Non-deliberate immunosuppression can occur in, for example, ataxia–telangiectasia, complement deficiencies, many types of cancer, and certain chronic infections such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/should-not-vacc.html

It varies by vaccine, but allergies, health conditions, and age are all factors.

Some people also practice religions that forbid them.

One example, babies too young to receive vaccines or pregnant mothers.