The “mysterious virus” that has sickened thousands of Israeli yeshivah bochurim seems to have spread to the tri-state area, with hundreds upon hundreds of ill yeshivah bochurim in yeshivos in Brooklyn, Lakewood, and Monsey.
The Lakewood Scoop reported on Wednesday that hundreds of yeshivah bochurim in various Mesivtas in Lakewood are sick with a strange virus. One Lakewood yeshivah even sent the daily shiur via email since most of the bochurim were sick at home.
“My son is in one of these Mesivtas and the doctor could not diagnose what type of virus this is,” one parent told TLS. Parents say that although some of the symptoms are similar to flu symptoms, it’s not the flu. The bochurim were tested for COVID and the results were negative.
Meanwhile, in Israel, UTJ MK Uri Maklev on Thursday asked Health Ministry representatives in the Knesset whether they had any information on the puzzling virus, mentioning that in some yeshivos, 80% of the bochurim are ill with the virus.
The Health Ministry officials didn’t have clear answers but they seemed to imply that the “mysterious virus” is the flu and it is very infectious this year, unlike last year when there were very few flu cases due to strict COVID regulations. Additionally, less than 30% of Israeli were vaccinated for the flu due to “vaccine burnout.”
Some yeshivos in Israel served meals on Asara B’Teves following the p’sak of HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Zilberstein that bochurim who feel weaker than they usually feel during a fast should eat and drink, even if they aren’t suffering from fever or other symptoms.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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BARUCH HASHEM, THE UNVACCINATED LAKEWOOD IS GETTING WHAT IT DESERVES. SHKOIYACH ON THE RAISE!!!!!!
Hashem runs the world, and we should do Teshuvah.
It’s the flu, what is wrong with you people?
Pine needle (or anise, fennel seed or other licorice) teas. Boiled organic citrus peels. Sunshine.
Rinse. Repeat.
STRANGE VIRUS??? Here in Boro Park I tested positive for the flu and many in my family and some neighbors also tested positive for the flu.
It would be very instructive to know what percentage of those with this “flu” have been “vaccinated” for Covid.
Ywn articles are so meanigles
Theres no way to know if its clickbait
RSV?
Conspiracy theorist swear that the Lakewood bochurim are getting sick for shedding by those vaccinated that visit Lakewood and infest the kedusha v’ta’hara of our dalad amos.
The da’as Torah of Lakewood is to remain pure, unpolluted, unpoisoned and unvaccinated. We do not follow the poskim of Eretz Yisroel.
Keep all outsiders (vaccinators) out of Lakewood!
Not sure why yeshiva world or whoever, named it a strange virus. My son is home from yeshiva with high fever, he tested positive for the flu. IL
IT’S A FLU!!
jews4biden:
I’m recovering from a strange virus that does not seem to be COVID, and I tested negative for COVID.
In fact I received 3 COVID vaccinations.
There are in fact many people in Lakewood who were vaccinated.
Rejoicing that people are sick? You’re a true Democrat menuval.
To the 1st comment:
To the sick person knocking Lakewood:
Did you do research into how many people in Lakewood got vaccinated or you enjoy living a secret life, assuming anything and everything, doing zero research and just bashing non-stop every human being under the sun. If you don’t like Hashem’s world, maybe ask him to transfer you to a different planet. I am not worried about your wife moving to outer space, because I am 1 million percent positive that you are not married.
Go get the jabby for the flu. Helps protect you from getting a virus.
Or you can show everyone how smart you are and not get vaccinated and increase your chance of getting sick. Just understand the doctors make more money the less people are vaccinated as they get more hospital admissions that way.
It could be mono.
This sounds like Legionnaires’ disease to me
jews4biden, FYI if you see the original article, this is called a strange virus and not Covid because most of them tested negative for Covid.
Also as an FYI, there were many people in Lakewood who were vaccinated. Just because you don’t know anybody there who did doesn’t mean anything.
Also, as the article clearly states, it’s not only in lakewood.
Do us a favor and respect everyone on here and don’t knowck insults at anybody.
Meanwhile people taking SUPPLEMENTS daily are BH not experiencing these STRANGE VIRUSES (FLU & COVID).
Take the following supplements WITH FOOD from a reputable company:
Zinc 50mg daily
Quercetin 800mg daily
Vitamin C 1000mg daily
Vitamin D 5000iu daily
Plus a multi vitamin daily
Hey, why vaccinate and listen to basic halacha?
Hey why not stop smoking cigarettes and listen to basic halacha?
It clearly states in the article that it’s not the flu.
Folks, this is actually real. I became really sick and I tested for negative for COVID, flu, and strep. After I spoke to a few people, I realized that many, many people are feeling sever-flu type of ill but testing negative for everything. New virus! Hooray! Hashem yishmor…