Maybe the vaccine is a primer for the mark, but not the mark itself. How important is consent?

I'm sitting here thinking about it, and it seems to me that most of us here think the vaccine could be directly related to the Mark of the Beast. And we're speculating on whether it is the Mark. But here's where it gets hairy for me: They want to give this vaccination to children who aren't able to consent. Now maybe I'm wrong, I'm admittedly very ignorant on a lot of things, but isn't the Mark of the Beast a voluntary submission? It's about submitting to the beast. How can children submit?

I suspect there will be exemptions for this vaccine. Religious and medical. Is it possible that if we claim religious exemption we'll have to wear some sort of mark or symbol to show we opted out of the vaccine while out in public? Doesn't the Bible talk about how a different mark during these times will be visible that religious people will have? I definitely need to re-read my Bible! I just got a new one in fact!

It's my guess that the vaccine is a primer for the beast system. We're hearing stories about RNA being changed, nanotech, etc. This might just all be setting up the Mark. It's also a great way to gauge interest and push back to it. Beta tests. Social distancing was the first test. Then mask mandates. Now the vaccine is seemingly the latest. And it's brilliant as much as I hate to say that. I just can't see the Mark of the Beast being involuntary. Seems like something everyone will have to say yes or no to as consenting individuals. I think back to how the movie Starship Troopers used citizenship. Only citizens could vote and hold certain positions, but they all had to voluntarily choose it once they were at the age of consent. Maybe someone who is well versed in the scripture has some insight into this.

Maybe I'm just completely off. I don't know. Would like to hear some thoughts on how consent could theoretically play into a Mark of the Beast system.