Israel’s inoculation campaign has received a significant boost in the charedi sector, with Rav Chaim Kanievsky declaring that unvaccinated teachers aren’t welcome in his community.
Rav Chaim has now unequivocally thrown his weight behind the government’s vaccination push, telling coronavirus czar Salman Zarka late Tuesday that he wants principals to suspend teachers who aren’t vaccinated.
“A teacher or an educator who hasn’t been vaccinated won’t come to teach,” said Rav Chaim, suggesting that vaccines fulfill the Jewish value of safeguarding life.
Notably, his stance goes further than the government’s position on vaccinations and teachers, which permits regular testing instead of vaccination. Under the government’s plan to reopen schools nationwide on September 1, teachers must present a “Green Pass” in order to enter schools; such a pass is granted to those who are vaccinated, recovered or who present a negative COVID test from the past 72 hours.
Read more at Times of Israel.
{Matzav.com}