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Guidance Regarding COVID-19</a><br>
Guidance Statements & Policies. December 15, 2020 11:45 AM EST.
OU/RCA COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance. The following is shared based on the
guidance of our poskim, Harav Hershel Schachter ωμιθ”ΰ and Harav
Mordechai Willig ωμιθ”ΰ, with the support of Harav Dovid Cohen
ωμιθ”ΰ.<br>
together.ou.org<br><br>
There has long been an almost uniform consensus among leading medical
experts that vaccines are an effective and responsible manner of
protecting life and advancing health. For over two hundred years
vaccinations have been responsible for the dramatic reduction of many
terrible diseases and have significantly improved public health in our
country and around the world. For this reason, the consensus of our major
poskim (halachic decisors) is to encourage us to use vaccinations to
protect ourselves and others from disease. <br><br>
While this guidance of our poskim has addressed vaccine usage generally,
the introduction of the novel COVID-19 vaccines required specific
reconsideration. The poskim recognize that the COVID-19 vaccines have
been developed with unprecedented speed and are expected to be made
available under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). In addition, the
two currently leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates are mRNA vaccines which
employ a new vaccine technology. <br><br>
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. <br><br>
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See the above URL for more.<br><br>
YL<br>
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