Halachic Hits of COVID: The Vaccine

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January 06 2021
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1h 6min 44s
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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

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Medical Ethics,  Medicine 

Collections: R' Hecht Halachic Hits of COVID

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May we receive vaccines, even if there may be some risks associated with them? If so, is there an obligation to vaccinate? Discusses vaccines in general, and the new COVID-19 vaccine in particular. Focuses largely on Rav Asher Weiss' teshuvah (Minchas Asher, Mikeitz 5781).

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