Can One Both Contribute to and Benefit from Herd Immunity?

Abstract

In a recent article, “Vaccine Refusal Is Not Free Riding”, Ethan Bradley and Mark Navin (2021) provide us with several reasons to doubt that vaccine refusal is a free rider problem. Here, I defend one connection between vaccine refusal and free riding and suggest that, when viewed in conjunction with their other arguments, this might constitute a reason to mandate Covid-19 vaccination.