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Issues and Controversies in Vaccination (53:25)
Vaccination is considered by many to be the most extraordinary advance in the history of medicine, having prevented an untold number of deaths since its discovery
Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman (51)
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55:23
Good-bye Ebola, Hello Zika: Jewish Legal Ramifications (55:23)
Last year, the Zika virus was virtually unknown to most of the world. Today, it is a major global health concern, threatening the cancellation of the Olympics
Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman (51)
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1:11:47
Nuclear Biological and Chemical Terrorism (2005) (1:11:47)
Dirty bombs are quite scary. But with the citizens properly informed, we can - in certain ways - take the "terror" out of chemical terrorism. In this video, we primarily take a look at the ethical and moral issues surrounding triage, and how we generally reconcile them according to Jewish law
Dr. Angelo Aquista (1)
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1:07:39
Bioterrorisim: Triage of Resources (2002) (1:07:39)
Can mandatory vaccination be objected to? Who gets a vaccine first if there isn’t enough for everyone? And can a vaccine be used if a tiny fraction of recipients will die from it? This is a vintage video and is being shared here for its historical value and its content, not for the quality of its video
Dr. Aaron Bennett (1)
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Vaccination and Jewish Law: From Pre-Modern Times until Today (51:02)
The development of a COVID vaccine has generated numerous ethical issues. In this lecture, we discuss the Jewish responses to vaccination spanning from the first vaccination, Smallpox, to the Covid vaccine. Topics will include risk, kashrut, anti-Semitism, and religious exemption. This lecture was delivered at the 15th annual National Jewish Retreat
Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman (51)