[Avodah] Orthodox Union Guidance Regarding Coronavirus

Moshe Y. Gluck mgluck at gmail.com
Tue Dec 22 22:51:10 PST 2020


>
> R' YL, quoting the OU (emphasis mine):
>
> Notwithstanding these factors, the conclusion of our poskim is that,
> _pursuant to the advice of your personal health care provider,_ the Torah
> obligation to preserve our lives and the lives of others requires us to
> vaccinate for COVID-19 as soon as a vaccine becomes available.
>
> A few of the statements of guidance I've seen, including this one,
basically come down to, "Ask your doctor and listen to what he/she says,"
rather than actually telling people to take the vaccine. A critical
distinction, to me.

KT,
MYG
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