Overall the question of public health policy and hishtadlus is an interesting question
Most recently the question comes up with the anti vax crowd. Can you demand that someone do something for the sake of the community?
surprisingly, the shiurim I have heard on this goes contrary to public opinion (which tends to be emotional). Halacha decides things on probability principles. And since the risk is so low right now, then a person can not be forced to vaccinate since his chance of hurting others is not significant l’halacha.
Wouldn’t this apply to guns? The individual risk of a gun owner hurting someone is so small then we cant / shouldn’t compel someone to give up a tool that does have a valid function.
On the other hand Yekke and others
If you are dealing with a high risk situation (mental/domestic issues) then you can/should force compliance
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