When the vaccine comes along, I will probably get the shot.

Some people freak out over extremely rare, though very serious, side effects to vaccines of all types.

But the fact is, AFAIK, "herd immunity" is to my general benefit, and is worth the minor personal risk. How do I know this? Basically, because I am alive, and my odds of getting this far have been massively improved by mass vaccination against some very serious diseases.

It cuts a bit closer to home for me, odds-wise, because my DW is in the schools daily and an international airport is within view. So I am 30 minutes from nasty-bug-ground-zero.

I am personally more worried about drivers who are juggling a cell phone, newspaper, coffee and muffin at 70 MPH on the highway. If I was a betting man, I'd take serious odds on the jab.