> doesn't make you virtuous or helpful; it makes you a useful idiot I'm one of those idiots. For me vaccination is a moral obligation. And I'm not talking abou

> doesn't make you virtuous or helpful; it makes you a useful idiot I'm one of those idiots. For me vaccination is a moral obligation. And I'm not talking about Covid only, but vaccination in general. Such as against polio. Polio is so rare in our modern society, that the calculus you are espousing would always conclude that you should not vaccinate your child. The chance of the child catching the disease is probably one in ten million, while the chance of a severe side effect is one in, let's say, 100k. A no brainer decision, right? Well, no. This is textbook prisoner's dilemma: if everybody makes the same decision, our society loses herd immunity, and we are back to waves of polio in just a few years. In other words, if you don't vaccinate your child, you are a free rider. Morally wrong. My informed decision as a parent is to give my children all the scheduled vaccines (about 10 in my state). Also the annual flu vaccine. And now the Covid19 vaccines. Yes, it's possible they could experience some side effects. But we are doing our part towards achieving herd immunity. If you don't want to do your part, that's fine. But at least be aware that your decision does not affect only your body, it affects the rest of us too. If you still want to call us idiots, that's fine again, that's your prerogative. But maybe you'd like to give it a second thought.