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by fairity 1919 days ago
I think if we're talking purely from the perspective of self-interest, many healthy individuals have no reason to get vaccinated. Getting vaccinated takes time and effort, and they can freeload off the large fraction of the population who is clearly going to get vaccinated.

I suspect this freeloading incentive is a big reason govt's haven't used the risk-reward framing as the major selling point for vaccines. That, and the fact that for healthy individuals, there are much larger risks you ought to spend your time worrying about (if you're only looking out for your own best interests).