You do not understand that how a vaccine is manufactured places some at risk of deadly anaphylaxis. I can empathise with those who do not want to take the risk.
My take ( to clarify my own thoughts):
Is it worth looking at this issue by breaking down the different anti vax attitudes?
For example:
Anti Vax - Due to Ideology
I know of a number of good friends that are Vegans that are quite obsessed by their vegan ideology. I can and do respect their principles.
Why?:
As many vaccines make use of eggs and chicken embryos in their manufacture it forces the Vegan to consider making an exception to their somewhat strict adherence to Vegan principles, compromising those principles if they wish to help the collective they belong to in lowering the risk of viral transmission.
Of course most advances by medical science involves the use of animals and animal products, which would lead to rejection of just about all that contemporary medicine provides if hypocrisy is to be avoided.
Let us assume for a moment that all parties are respected for their choices, decisions and beliefs.
Responsibility:
The choice to be a Vegan is and has always meant taking responsibility for consequences of their choices and decisions. It is not up to the general public collective to take responsibility for those who choose to refuse vaccinations that are made from animal products.
It is, however, up to the public collective to protect the majority of it's members from the increase failure of the vaccination regime due to lower participation rates.
The more people who refuse vaccination the higher the risk for those who have vaccinated. This is because vaccination never offers 100% protection to the individual per see, but offers good protection to the individual as part of a vaccinated collective.
It is worth noting that limited artificially generated herd immunity ( vaccines) is not as effective as long term acquired and evolved natural immunity.
So the legitimate and historically common dilemma exists.
Individual Ideology vs Collective need.
or simplified:
Want vs need
Problem Reversed:
If most members of the collective were strict Vegans ( found in India, Nepal, Tibet etc) then vaccinations generated from animal products would not be utilized. The minority of non-Vegans
could be vaccinated but that vaccination would be less effective in protecting the non-vegan minority group from the choices the Vegan majority have made.
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So, assuming all members are being respected for their ideologies and subsequent choices:
Addressed to the ideological Anti vaxer:
How does a diverse collective prevent self destruction due to a deadly and debilitating viral pandemic?
