Rav Shlomo Miller: “One Is Obligated To Have Their Children Vaccinated To Prevent The Measles”

In a new public letter, Rav Shlomo Eliyahu Miller, rosh kollel of Kollel Avreichim of Toronto, has issued a clear directive urging parents to vaccinate their children against measles and to act responsibly to prevent further spread of the illness.

The letter emphasizes the halachic and moral obligation to protect health, quoting the Torah injunction of “ונשמרתם מאוד לנפשותיכם” — “You shall be very careful with your lives.”

Rav Miller states, “One is obligated to have their children vaccinated to prevent the measles. If one has any symptoms of the measles they should stay at home and not go to Shul or to any public event.”

Rabbi Miller’s statement comes amid rising concern in Jewish communities worldwide following a recent uptick in measles cases in Israel and parts of North America.

The letter concludes with a message: “ורופא כל בשר ירחם על עמו ישראל וירפא כל החולים — May the Healer of all flesh have mercy on His people Yisroel and heal all the sick.”

{Matzav.com}