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I'm genuinely not thinking selfishly here. I truly believe what has been done and how this has been handled is far more detrimental for society than if we had taken a different path.
On top of that vaccinating with a non neutralising leaky vaccine is more likely to create vaccine escape and new variants than a population with high levels of natural immunity.edit: looking at the wider picture my barber and a colleague at work is suffering severe depression as a result of the past two years. None of this fallout has been a part of the governments wider plan.
edit again: all they are interested in is dropping everything and getting jabs in arms
8b
GoatandTricycle
Though if you do get it you are 15x more likely to die. But, as you say, that's your personal risk assessment and choice.
The problem with your stance (and others that have posted similar on here) is that vaccination effectiveness is, societally, not about personal risk/choice. The more people who are vaccinated (and boosted) the better it is for everyone (and this applies very much globally in an ideal world) so the likelihood of further mutations is greatly reduced and we can get back to living with this as we do with flu - regular vaccinations for the vulnerable but for most people something a bit grim they get once in a while (and some people will continue to die from).
Being vaccinated against Covid, smallpox, MMR etc should not be weighed against personal risk, it is just as much to benefit society as a whole. Like recycling - your cans individually won't make a difference, but if everyone does it - we will save resources. Or giving blood - you don't get anything from it (except a biscuit and cup of juice) but you could save someone's life. Thinking about other people is a thing.