But what about someone who is in their late forties, a little on the
tubby side but otherwise healthy and married to a medical worker. Should
this person be vaccinated? And so on up and down the line of that "grey
area" section of the population. At what point are we willing not to
take the risk?
See that is a good point! And that is the reason why I never gave my opinion to my relatives on whether they should take or refrain from taking the vaccine.
You said "Late" forties, but I say once you hit late 30s, it's possible your body has changed significantly. We have to accept that once you leave your 20s, you are not the same person health wise. I hate to say this but our bodies start breaking down once we hit the 30s. Gray hair starts appearing in some at about 32 years of age. Why? Because that is a sign that pigmentation in hair is breaking down. Other people are healthier and don't get grey hair till their 70s.
And that's the problem. We as humans are all different. We all have differing weaknesses in different parts of our body. That why some people die in their 50s of cancer, or get alzheimer's disease and lose it mentally at a young age.
No one has the ability to look into their own brain, heart, kidneys, arteries, liver, and so on. We can get a yearly medical checkup but the doctors can't catch everything with a lab test, blood work or x-rays.
So it comes down to this.
Each person has the right to DECIDE WHAT THEY WILL DO.
TAKE THE VACCINE OR NOT TAKE THE VACCINE.
DO THE RESEARCH AND CHOOSE.
YOUR BODY---YOUR CHOICE.
But GOVERNMENT SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO FORCE ANYONE, ESPECIALLY IN A SITUATION LIKE THE ONE WE ARE FACING WITH COVID.