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June 18, 2013 4:48 am at 4:48 am
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rebdoniel
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I point out in my article that the failure to vaccinate can and should be understood in the broader context of antipathy to public health programs among some sectors of our community.
This is a shame, since the public health field generally considers Vayikra to be an early example of a religious code dealing with a fairly advanced conception of public health/epidemiological concerns (i.e. isolation and quarantine for tza’arat reflects an advanced understanding of public health in the holiness code).