The freedom the first system you describe is preserving isn't the freedom of the unvaxxed to hurt themselves and their families. It's the freedom of everyone else to not have to be around those plague rats in places like grocery stores and such.
I really don't like the idea of forcing people to get a shot even if we know they should
I'm sympathetic to the idea that we shouldn't force people to get shots, but we effectively already do. That's the goal of the first system -- to make it near-impossible to live a normal life if you don't get vaccinated -- so why not just be honest about it? You also have plenty of other stuff we're effectively forced to put in our bodies (everything from fluoride in public water to all the various pollutants we're swimming in). So why draw the line here?
The freedom the first system you describe is preserving isn't the freedom of the unvaxxed to hurt themselves and their families. It's the freedom of everyone else to not have to be around those plague rats in places like grocery stores and such.
I really don't like the idea of forcing people to get a shot even if we know they should
I'm sympathetic to the idea that we shouldn't force people to get shots, but we effectively already do. That's the goal of the first system -- to make it near-impossible to live a normal life if you don't get vaccinated -- so why not just be honest about it? You also have plenty of other stuff we're effectively forced to put in our bodies (everything from fluoride in public water to all the various pollutants we're swimming in). So why draw the line here?
Technically you can filter your water so I don't quite agree with that line if thinking that compares it to fluoride and pollution.
But I do see your point that both systems are ultimately the same