Discussion of original source: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27986106" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27986106</a><p>And another big discussion: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27986160" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27986160</a>
Although I have all my vaccines and "believe" in their effectiveness and general safety, I am very much against mandating vaccines broadly across our society, whether in public services (like schools, colleges) or private companies. I feel it violates our fundamental right to health privacy and bodily autonomy. Everyone has different personal assessments of risks and benefits, levels of trust in private companies that supply vaccines, levels of trust in governmental agencies that certify treatments, and so on. I feel individuals should be allowed to exercise judgment based on those personal assessments, and that freedom is best retained at the individual level.<p>I get the argument that vaccines may prevent spreading to others, but I view viruses as a 'background event' like the weather, and don't think one individual should be coerced to undergo a medical procedure to protect another individual. I think those who fear the risks should manage their own risks as individuals, and either wear appropriate clothing (PPE) or limit their own public exposure. But leaving aside these philosophical debates, it seems like the CDC is also now unsure about vaccination reducing spreading, and believes that vaccinated individuals can spread the Delta variant. So why force any individual into vaccination?