There would be immediate quantifiable benefits in terms of how people live their lives however. Being vaccinated is likely to allow society to move back to some

There would be immediate quantifiable benefits in terms of how people live their lives however. Being vaccinated is likely to allow society to move back to some level of normalcy. Balanced against long term unknowable personal health risk as you say. In the end my pov is it's better to get on with living now and if a vaccine offers that then I'll take it.