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Originally Posted by Hugh
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It's purely down to self protection. The vaccines only reduce the potential for serious illness and hospitalisation.
If you don't want the vaccine then the only person you are potentially hurting is yourself.
It is claimed that vaccination reduces transmission but there is no data about that in regards to omicron, and considering the high level of vaccination in the UK and the subsequent record levels of infection I would argue transmission levels are not reduced or not by very much.
If the vaccine was a secure vaccine that stopped infection, transmission and illness - then you might have more solid ground to persuade people to take the vaccine but at the moment if you're a fit, not over weight, young-ish person with no other health issues not wanting to take the vaccine is a perfectly reasonable position to take.