5115 —בטיחות חיסונים ומקרים קודמים

Vaccination Safety and Past Incidents

ט' שבט, תשי"ז
The Rebbe addresses concerns about vaccination safety, noting that earlier incidents in the United States occurred before proper procedures were established. He writes that with current experience and verified vaccine sources, there is no reason for concern and vaccinations should be administered.

[ט' שבט, תשי"ז]

...במ"ש אודות הזריקות חיסון ומה שקרה ל"ע ול"ע בארצוה"ב מלפנים בכגון דא, - הנה המאורע בארצוה"ב הי' בתחלת ההשתמשות בזריקות אלו קודם שקבעו בדיוק אופן הכנת התרכיבים וכו' משא"כ עתה שכבר ישנם כו"כ חדשים של נסיון בזה, ולכן לאחרי שיבררו סמכות תוצרת התרכיב אין חשש כלל לעשות הזריקות ואדרבה... 

On what you wrote regarding vaccination injections and what unfortunately happened in the United States in the past in such cases — the incident in the United States occurred at the beginning of the use of these injections, before they had precisely established the method of preparing the vaccines, etc. This is not comparable to now, when there are already many months of experience with this, and therefore, after verifying the authority of the vaccine's production, there is absolutely no concern in administering the injections — on the contrary…


Summary

The Rebbe writes that with proper verification of vaccine sources and accumulated experience, there is no reason for concern about vaccinations today; earlier incidents were due to lack of established procedures.

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