And a law that says you can't get the vaccination because you're so old that you would be doing the system a favor by getting sick and dying is just as wrong as a law that says you MUST get the vaccination regardless of the likelihood that you will be at risk of exposure.
Two points of contention. Point one is that I’m 48; so I have a few more miles left on the ol’ chassis.
Requiring you to get a vaccination not only saves your life (or reduces the odds of you getting ill); but also saves the lives of anyone around you, whom you may infect.
If I have HIV, and I have a car accident, I place at risk not only the passengers in my car, but the car I hit (depending upon how bloody things get). I also place at risk all emergency response personnel, doctors and nurses, ambulance workers - thus one shot could potentially save scores of lives, as each of these could potentially infect others. Just like the manditory diseases we already are required by law to vaccinate against.