Vaccination
Israel Nixes Subsidies to Anti-Vaxxer Parents
Each month, the Israeli government sends a check to every Israeli family with at least one child. The more children you have, the more money you get.
Mayim Bialik Insists 'I'm Not Anti-Vaccine' — But Is She?
Mayim Bialik really, really wants you to know that she is not against vaccines. The actress took to Facebook to dispel what she called the ‘hysteria and anger’ around her stance.
Radio Host Calls Jon Stewart 'Nazi' for Backing Vaccination
Radio host Robert Scott Bell is an vocal Jewish anti-vaccination activist. Did he cross a big line when he called Jon Stewart a Nazi for supporting immunization.
Is Anti-Vaxxer Mayim Bialik a Model Jewish Mom?
Mayim Bialik proudly portrays herself as a role model for Jewish mothers. So how can she justify putting all of our children in danger by refusing to vaccinate her kids?
The Vaccination Nation
EDITORIAL: Is the fierce response to those who refuse to vaccinate their kids a hopeful sign that we are finally ready to put community first?
How Jack Wolfson Became Face of Anti-Vaxxer Movement
Dr. Jack Wolfson has become the unapologetic face of the anti-vaccine movement after he said he wouldn’t ‘sacrifice’ his child to protect others.
Vaccination Rates Drop at Some Jewish Day Schools — Even as Diseases Spread
A recent measles outbreak originating at Disneyland that has infected more than 50 people has returned the issue of declining immunization rates to the national headlines.
Appeals Court Upholds New York Child Vaccination Law
New York state’s requirement that children be vaccinated in order to attend public school does not violate parents’ religious rights under the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court said Wednesday.
Haredim and Hollywood
EDITORIAL: The decision to avoid vaccinating their kids has made strange bedfellows of Los Angeles’s liberal denizens and the Haredim of New York. Both communities are dead wrong.
Are Ultra-Orthodox Turning Away From Vaccination?
An ultra-Orthodox rabbi was roundly criticized for questioning the value of vaccinations for children. But some say more and more in the community are shunning the practice.
