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Fuck antivaxxers, unless there's a demonstrated prior allergic reaction these fuckers should pay an extra tax just for being alive.
I don't think that avoiding vaccines is a very good idea, but I only really care about it to the extent that it's a risk to other people.
With COVID-19, there's a major risk in that a dangerous disease is rapidly spreading and there's a major concern that hospitals may get overwhelmed, leading to death rates spiking. Not being vaccinated was a serious risk to other people.
In this case, according to the article, only 1.4% of the people involved had been fully-vaccinated. Even if every single case was a result of an infection from someone who wasn't vaccinated, virtually all of the people who are being hurt are either not vaccinated or only partially-vaccinated. There is no risk of hospitals being overwhelmed.
It's not zero-impact on other people, but that impact is pretty limited in this case.
In general, my take is that people should be entitled to a warning, but if they still want to do something to themselves that is a really bad idea and the impact is pretty much on them, well...
It's almost always a risk to other people. I can't think of a vaccine that is for a non-communicable disease. Not getting vaccinated means you can become a carrier or get sick and spread the illness. This means that herd immunity is lowered and people who can't get the vaccine, or those who did but whose bodies didn't adapt to it, are vulnerable to that person spreading it. Not getting vaccinated can mean you are liable (not legally) for other people's deaths!
Tetanus? Least I didn't think that was contagious