> To reply as the devils advocate to this comment, what is the tolerance to social costs that society is willing to bear? Also why would one segment of society have to do something that it doesn't want e.g. not bear risk if they want to?
* The risk isn't just on that segment. The vaccine is not 100% effective without herd immunity to back it up.
* The unvaccinated will be the source of new variants, so a substantial of social resources will need to be continually invested in developing and trialing new vaccines.
> Should we tell people to get their BMI under 25 too? Overweight and obesity are going to cost much more in increased healthcare costs than COVID will in the coming decades (pls prove me wrong..).
I believe the jury is still out on whether or not obesity is contagious.
> What about drinking and smoking? Maybe we should also ban these because these people will probably go on government health insurance when they come down with chronic health issues from too much alcohol or tobacco.
Most countries ban smoking in confined spaces where it can impact the health of non-smokers. I suppose you'd support repealing such laws.
> I guess I don't see where your argument about societal costs doesn't become a slippery slope.
* The risk isn't just on that segment. The vaccine is not 100% effective without herd immunity to back it up.
* The unvaccinated will be the source of new variants, so a substantial of social resources will need to be continually invested in developing and trialing new vaccines.
> Should we tell people to get their BMI under 25 too? Overweight and obesity are going to cost much more in increased healthcare costs than COVID will in the coming decades (pls prove me wrong..).
I believe the jury is still out on whether or not obesity is contagious.
> What about drinking and smoking? Maybe we should also ban these because these people will probably go on government health insurance when they come down with chronic health issues from too much alcohol or tobacco.
Most countries ban smoking in confined spaces where it can impact the health of non-smokers. I suppose you'd support repealing such laws.
> I guess I don't see where your argument about societal costs doesn't become a slippery slope.
Slippery slope to what exactly?