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by justwanttolearn 1746 days ago
I disagree with people using or referencing to the seat belt law. A seatbelt can be removed and adjusted to a person. A vaccine cannot. Each individual human being is unique and they will react very differently. I agree that the demographic that are hit the hardest exponentially by covid should protect themselves (60+, obese, other underlying conditions) but everyone else should use discretion and if you don't plan on getting it, there should be alternate measures in place.
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That a seat belt can be adjusted does not change the discussion, even a little bit, as to whether seat belt laws are paternal, or whether COVID vaccinations are of communal consideration.

> Each individual human being is unique and they will react very differently.

Even if society had an extraordinary scientific revolution where medicine was conducted on the basis of a special science just for your body, it would still not change the framing of whether vaccination is of communal concern.