Filipino Muslim leaders endorse COVID-19 vaccines, quell halal fears

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'Any substance that will effectively and safely protect people is considered halal, especially if it is the only viable option at present,' says Saidamen Pangarungan, secretary of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos

Filipino Muslim leaders on Thursday, February 4, supported the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and quelled fears that these might contain pork products that they do not consider halal .

Pangarungan noted, on one hand, that halal certifying bodies or HCBs in the Philippines have not examined these COVID-19 vaccines. Pangarungan said Pfizer also claims"that all of their vaccine's components are either plant-based or are synthetic." Like Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Moderna"have also stated that their vaccines do not use gelatin or pork products."recently certifiedIN INDONESIA. President Joko Widodo receives the second dose of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, on January 27, 2021.

 

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