Abstract
Abstract Using Rabbinic rulings, religious texts, historical examples, and the scientific literature, this article explores the strong basis in Jewish law for an obligation to have children receive vaccinations against vaccine
Highlights
Using Rabbinic rulings, religious texts, historical examples, and the scientific literature, this article explores the strong basis in Jewish law for an obligation to have children receive vaccinations against vaccine preventable diseases
The US Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS) has set the Healthy People 2020 target for most childhood vaccinations at 95% for kindergarten, actual vaccination requirements to enter school are set by state and local jurisdictions, not by the US DHHS or other federal agencies
Nationwide, exemption levels—including medical, religious and/philosophical exemptions--for children entering kindergarten in the 2014-2015 school year were at a median level of 1.7 percent
Summary
Using Rabbinic rulings, religious texts, historical examples, and the scientific literature, this article explores the strong basis in Jewish law for an obligation to have children receive vaccinations against vaccine preventable diseases. Non-Jewish sources and religions may sometimes separate the medical science of vaccines from religious perspectives
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