Damn,
A regional politician in my country is asking the President of the Government to make mandatory the vaccination of the entire population because "a 5% or 7% of negationists can mess up things for everyone".
Are we crazy!? How non vaccinated people can do any harm to the ones already vaccinated?
In addition, in some regions, it is starting to be mandatory to show the Covid Passport in order to be able to have lunch or dinner at a restaurant.
Some vaccines are already mandatory and have been for many decades, before some people were born.
Some people who are against vaccines have been vaccinated for a number of diseases and just don't realize it.
For example, in the US, each state decides which vaccines are required for children before enrollment and attendance at childcare facilities or schools.
Some professions require mandatory vaccinations as well.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/records/schools.htmlhttps://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/laws/index.htmlFor the state of Illinois the minimum requirement for mandatory vaccines is:
Diphtheria
Pertussis
Tetanus
Polio
Measles
Rubella
Mumps
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
Invasive Pneumococcal Disease
Hepatitis B
Varicella
Meningococcal Disease
Virtually every country has a list of mandatory vaccines. You can check requirements on your country's health department website and find out that you have been vaccinated against a bunch of diseases and realize that one more mandatory vaccine is not as big of a deal as people make it.
Regarding why is it important for as many people as possible to get the COVID vaccine, there are several reasons, one of them is to not let the virus mutate in unvaccinated and create new variants that can infect vaccinated.
You can read more here if you are genuinely interested:
https://www.clickondetroit.com/health/2021/05/03/why-is-it-important-for-as-many-people-as-possible-to-get-the-covid-vaccine/