I am actually not American. And I did not deny that making mandatory vaccines will take away some freedoms — in fact, I explicitly acknowledged that this is the trade-off.

Granted, I could have said that there should be exceptions to the mandatory vaccine. But that much goes without saying.

And look out for slippery slopes. “What’s next after vaccines?” is not an argument. We have made a lot of vaccines mandatory and have therefore almost completely eradicated lethal viruses.

Viruses like polio (can cause permanent paralysis and is life-threatening), diphtheria (also deadly and primarily affects people’s breathing), cholera (wiped out hundreds of thousands in large cities like London in the 19th century), smallpox (arguably the deadliest disease of the 20th century, killing up to 300 million), and others, made life unbearable for millions throughout history.

Presently, more than 99% of these diseases have been completely eradicated. And we largely have mandatory vaccines to thank.

Will you lose some freedom? Sure. But in the same way when you choose to follow traffic laws or wear a seat belt.

When the lives of others are at stake, when harm is involved, then your freedom is rightly undermined.

I hope that helps.