and the correct answer is of course so that you don’t die and so that you reduce the chances of killing others.
but, from the party that can’t understand the difference between gun violence statistics and anecdotes, nor the difference between structural racism and that time you heard a joke about white people… the whole “vaccines reduce your chance of serious complications and death to miniscule amounts” might be a step too far
( eta: generic “you” everywhere above. snark coming from general frustration about the world, not anything in your comment. )