Vaccination
Anti-Vaxxers hijack Orthodox group’s logo to fight HPV vaccination bill
“If your seventh-grade [child] won’t get the HPV shot to prevent her from getting an STD, she will not be allowed to have a Bais Yaakov education.”
NJ Senate avoids vote on bill to remove religious exemption from immunizations
There weren’t enough votes to advance the measure as the two-year legislative session came to a close.
New York State Bans Religious Exemptions To Vaccines
Students can only be unvaccinated now if a doctor orders it.
New York City Closes Tenth Jewish School For Violating Vaccine Order
The school, serving the Satmar hasidic community in Williamsburg, has continued to admit unvaccinated students.
This Orthodox Family And Their Yeshiva Are In A Legal Battle Over Vaccines
New York State Is Failing Religious Institutions By Taking Sides In This Vaccination Case.
Fewer Than 150 Attend Vaccine Education Program In New York Orthodox Community
It was hosted by a coalition of pro-vaccine Orthodox Jewish groups and for women only so they would be comfortable asking questions; hundreds of
Detroit Rabbis Help Set Up Clinics To Vaccinate Thousands Against Measles
Detroit rabbis: “Every individual, family and institution must take the necessary precautions against anyone who chooses not to be vaccinated.”
500 Doctors Sign Letter Urging Jews To Vaccinate Amid Measles Outbreak
The majority of Orthodox Jewish children are vaccinated, according to statistics, but a measles outbreak has still spread.
‘Torah-less And Reckless’: Haredi Paper Slams Anti-Vaxxers In Yiddish, English
The emotionally charged piece was written under the headline, “Senseless! Heartless! Torah-less and Reckless.”
We Read The Guide Fueling Ultra-Orthodox Fears Of Pig Blood In Measles Vaccines
The guide says that vaccines can contain blood and organs from unkosher animals like pigs, horses, dogs and monkeys.