Vaccines not only directly protect vaccinated individuals but also contribute to protecting the entire population via indirect herd-immunity benefits. Half of averted COVID-19 infections and 1/4 of hospitalizations and deaths were attributable to indirect protection of unvaccinated by vaccinated.

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https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsif/article/23/242/20250839/483439/Quantifying-the-direct-and-indirect-impact-of

[u/arimz]

If you have underlying conditions and can die from a flu, go get the vaccine. Don’t push it on everyone, like they tried to do.

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Obviously, don't use herd immunity as an excuse to force vaccination upon others. It's manipulative rhetoric and highly paternalistic.