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is by reducing the number of infections in the general population. If you never come into contact with a person with contagious disease X, you will never contract contagious disease X. If you come into contact with multiple people every day with contagious disease X, your risk of coming down with contagious disease X is much higher.
I think that we are going to see a number of previously rare diseases become more common as our "herd immunity" from vaccination goes down.
It is also not completely unthinkable that the new department of "health" may stop requiring insurance and social safety net programs to pay for vaccinations, at least for some population groups.
It is probably a very good idea to ask your doctor if being very proactive about vaccinations for your family is appropriate.

Personal disclaimer: after putting off my shingles and pneumovax shots for no good reason, I just got my pneumovax and first, of two, shingles vaccinations. And being born in '57 and having family in the Texas measles outbreak area, I'm going to get my titer checked to assess my measles immunity.