Tapate50
Well-known member
Yes and no.
We should take care of ourselves and take responsibility for our health.
But with infectious diseases an individual will not typically internalize the costs that others bear for their actions. This means there is a role for government action. Requiring vaccines for example as a condition for attending public schools.
The same could be said of traffic rules. We should take care of ourselves and take responsibility for driving safely. But there are external costs to our not driving safely that many will not internalize. Hence government intervention in the form of speed limits and other rules.
Requiring a vaccine thats been researched for about 18 months is absurdity.
But I can agree with ones own health being their own concern. Most people do not.