The whole concept of vaccination depends on herd immunity as no vaccine is 100% effective. Based on that, one off exceptions should have little-to-no impact on the herd’s immunity.
That said, once you reach a certain threshold (depending on class/school size, etc.) returns diminish significantly. So if “one offs” become “most students” then there’s a deeper problem to address.
The whole concept of vaccination depends on herd immunity as no vaccine is 100% effective. Based on that, one off exceptions should have little-to-no impact on the herd’s immunity.
That said, once you reach a certain threshold (depending on class/school size, etc.) returns diminish significantly. So if “one offs” become “most students” then there’s a deeper problem to address.
I think the problem comes almost exclusively from the Covid era. Sure, there have always been people who were hesitant about vaccines, but the handling of Covid was so dogmatic, Orwellian, and downright threatening (who can forget Biden's comments in December 2021?) that people started questioning things. Plus, don't forget there was a whole string of sudden collapses and heart issues surrounding those who received Covid vaccines and were otherwise healthy.
Covid was the worst thing to happen to the medical community in a very long time, not just because it was deadly for some, but chiefly because they rightfully lost the trust of so many. It's very difficult to earn that institutional trust back, and unfortunately, vaccine science is now contested because of the dogmatic, condescending rhetoric of 2020/2021.
I think the fallout was more that those who were silent felt more comfortable speaking up when others so vocally shared their platform, and prominent Catholics were also speaking out.
The whole concept of vaccination depends on herd immunity as no vaccine is 100% effective. Based on that, one off exceptions should have little-to-no impact on the herd’s immunity.
That said, once you reach a certain threshold (depending on class/school size, etc.) returns diminish significantly. So if “one offs” become “most students” then there’s a deeper problem to address.
I think the problem comes almost exclusively from the Covid era. Sure, there have always been people who were hesitant about vaccines, but the handling of Covid was so dogmatic, Orwellian, and downright threatening (who can forget Biden's comments in December 2021?) that people started questioning things. Plus, don't forget there was a whole string of sudden collapses and heart issues surrounding those who received Covid vaccines and were otherwise healthy.
Covid was the worst thing to happen to the medical community in a very long time, not just because it was deadly for some, but chiefly because they rightfully lost the trust of so many. It's very difficult to earn that institutional trust back, and unfortunately, vaccine science is now contested because of the dogmatic, condescending rhetoric of 2020/2021.
I think the fallout was more that those who were silent felt more comfortable speaking up when others so vocally shared their platform, and prominent Catholics were also speaking out.