Health

Israeli leader of Belz Hasidic sect urges teachers in new Brooklyn yeshiva to get vaccinated as NYC implements vaccine mandate

“In the matter of vaccinations against Corona, indeed, it is proper for all staff members to be vaccinated — the men as well as the women, and may it be with great hatzlacha [success,]” Rokeach wrote in a letter.

A child holds a sticker she received after getting a COVID-19 vaccine

Jewish day schools rushed to hold vaccine drives. Mandates may come more slowly.

A few Jewish day schools have set vaccination deadlines for young children. More are sticking to encouragement for now. And a few have said nothing at all.

An Israeli doctor tested positive for Omicron but infected few of his close contacts

Only one of the 50 people the doctor interacted with closely tested positive, giving scientists hope that the variant may not be more contagious than previous ones.