Halachic aspects of vaccination
Date
2008
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Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (OU)
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Abstract
Perhaps it is because we live in twenty-first century America, a country largely immune from true epidemics, that we take vaccination for granted and some parents even consider not vaccinating their children. A Jew living in the eighteenth century would have longed for respite from the relentless onslaught of diseases, and could only have dreamed of having a way to prevent them. The thought of refusing vaccinations would never have entered his mind. Unfortunately, nowadays, as a result of misleading information, some parents are confused about the issue and do not realize the importance of vaccinations. A cursory review of the origins of vaccination in medical and rabbinical literature may provide some perspective on the issue.
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Scholarly article / Open access
Keywords
Law, Jewish, Diseases, Health Care, Israel, Health Care
Citation
Reichman, E. (2008). Halachic aspects of vaccination. Jewish Action, 69(2), 10–14.