You make valid points.

Re. students spreading it to older relatives - one size does not fit all. In Sweden, they kept the schools open but in that country, most school age children do not live with their grandparents, so it was possible to keep the high risk group (the elderly) from exposure. But in some countries, children are much more likely to live in a multi-generational family so it's much more risky.

Where I disagree with you - if we believe in "my body, my choice", then how do we square that with mandates? Do people have the right to determine what they do with their own bodies, or not?

RE. health care workers... when I read that many were refusing to get vaccinated, I did more research. After all, what is easier to believe - that someone in the health field is uneducated about health, or that they may have a valid reason for not wanting the shot?

So I did more research, and here's the thing. Many of the workers refusing the vaccine put in long hours in the early days of the pandemic, before there were vaccines. So they got COVID and recovered. Being in the health care field, they understand about natural immunity. I mean, when I got chicken pox, my mom nursed me without fear of getting it, because she'd had chicken pox as a child.

None of this means people shouldn't get vaccinated, however. I think, particularly for the elderly and those with comorbidties, vaccines make sense.