[insane_dreamer]

>We get it, you don't like the government. So what?

Well, if you don't trust the government, then the likelihood that you'll be willing to follow their "orders" is pretty low.

> But more importantly, you're a danger to my health, my friends and my families' health, and to your own health as well.

And __this__ response is exactly why people can become anti-vaxx without having a problem with medicine or science in general (which is the question being put forward by the OP). You're coming at it from a "the gov said its safe, so it's safe, and you're an idiot for not trusting the gov" (even though governments have shown themselves to be un-trustworthy many many times -- not in the area of vaccines necessarily -- but in other domains.

So this type of urging to "do it because we're all doing it because Uncle Sam said so" is highly counter productive.

[svara]

> You're coming at it from a "the gov said its safe, so it's safe, ...

What makes you think so? I don't need a government to make up my mind on scientific topics, and neither should you.

Ironically, it's the person who believes the opposite of what some government says that is doing so.

[insane_dreamer]

> I don't need a government to make up my mind on scientific topics, and neither should you

of course, but you're missing the point being discussed here, which is "why are (some) people vaccine resistant but not resistant to medication in general?"; it becomes an issue when vaccines are _mandated_ (or quasi-mandated through heavy social pressure), because that's when the trust issue comes into play.

[svara]

A person who adapts their beliefs just so that they are in opposition to what some official institution is saying is not an independent thinker, but the exact opposite.

It's like when I was thirteen and suddenly thought my parent's interests were really uncool.

The reasons for why immunity to certain diseases is mandated is transparent and easy to understand.

Talk to someone with education in the field, like your doctor, rather than playing the edgelord.

In the abstract I can find the empathy in me to understand the childlike logic behind it, but like I said, zero patience for this bullshit.