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Is a parent compelled by Halacha to vaccinate her child if it can be statistically proven that, without the vaccine, the likelihood of the child contracting the disease that he is being vaccinated for is still very minimal (mi'ut shaino matzuy)?

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for the sake of the children who cannot be vaccinated, everyone else should be. but that's not halacha, just courtesy and good public health. – Charles Koppelman Dec 18 '12 at 16:17
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"the likelihood of the child contracting the disease that he is being vaccinated for" despite the vaccine, you mean, or without it? – msh210♦ Dec 18 '12 at 16:31
@msh210 without it – nikmasi Dec 18 '12 at 16:58
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